Definition

1. Verb:
   • To foster and support: To provide dedicated care, nurturing, and assistance to someone, often implying a long-term, wholehearted commitment to their upbringing or well-being.
   • To help and sustain: To offer relief and support to someone in need, assisting them through difficulties.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Bà ngoại đã bù trì mẹ tôi từ nhỏ. (My grandmother fostered and supported my mother from childhood.)
  • Cả xóm cùng bù trì gia đình gặp hoạn nạn. (The whole neighborhood helped and sustained the family that met with disaster.)
  • Anh ấy luôn bù trì bạn bè trong công việc. (He always wholeheartedly helps and supports his friends in their work.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "bù trì" often carries a connotation of compassionate, selfless aid that fills a gap or provides what is lacking, especially in familial or close-knit community contexts.

Variants and Related Words

• Nuôi nấng bù trì (verb phrase): To raise and support; to bring up with care and sustenance.
  • Người cô đã nuôi nấng bù trì đứa trẻ mồ côi. (The aunt raised and supported the orphaned child.)

Synonyms

• To foster: To promote the growth and development of someone.
• To support: To provide assistance or strength.
• To sustain: To strengthen or support physically or mentally.
• To nurture: To care for and encourage the growth or development of.

Related Idioms

• While "bù trì" itself is not commonly part of a fixed idiom, its meaning is central to the Vietnamese cultural concept of "lá lành đùm lá rách" (the good leaves wrap the torn leaves), which describes the spirit of mutual support and community care that "bù trì" embodies.

verb

1. To foster, to bring up carefully; to help wholeheartedly