bắt lính

Thân thiện

Thời Pháp thuộc, thực dân thường bắt lính ở các làng quê.

Definition

1. Verb (historical):
   • To conscript by force, to press-gang: The act of forcibly recruiting men into military service, typically by a governing authority. This term often refers to historical practices where individuals were taken against their will to serve as soldiers.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Chính quyền thực dân thường bắt lính ở các làng quê. (The colonial government often press-ganged men from rural villages.)
  • Nhiều thanh niên thời đó lo sợ bị bắt lính. (Many young men of that era feared being forcibly conscripted.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "bắt lính" is primarily used in historical or literary contexts to describe compulsory military recruitment, particularly during periods of war or colonial rule. It carries a negative connotation of coercion and lack of personal choice.

Variants and Related Words

• Động viên (v): to mobilize, to call up (military service). This is a more general and modern term for conscription, which may or may not imply the same degree of force.
  • Chính phủ động viên công dân nhập ngũ. (The government mobilizes citizens for military service.)

Synonyms

• To press-gang: To forcibly enlist someone into military or naval service.
• To impress: To force someone into service, especially in the navy.
• To forcibly conscript: To compel by law or authority to join the armed forces.

Related Idioms

• While "bắt lính" itself is not typically part of a longer idiom, the concept is historically associated with phrases describing forced service, such as "bắt đi lính" (to seize someone to make them a soldier).

Học thuật

1. Circonscript by force, press-gang