Definition

1. Noun:
   • Duty, obligation: A moral or legal responsibility that one is required or expected to fulfill. It refers to what one ought to do based on one's role, position, or ethical principles.
   • One's part, one's share: The specific tasks or conduct that are incumbent upon a person in a particular situation.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Bổn phận làm con đối với cha mẹ. (One's obligations as a child to one's parents.)
  • Mỗi công dân phải thực hiện bổn phận của mình. (Every citizen must fulfill their duty.)
  • Anh ấy luôn làm tròn bổn phận. (He always discharges his duty completely.)

Advanced Usage

• The word bổn phận often carries a strong moral and ethical weight, deeply connected to Confucian values of social roles and responsibilities. It is more formal and weightier than some synonyms.
• It is commonly used in fixed phrases related to familial, social, and civic responsibilities.

Variants and Related Words

• Nghĩa vụ (n): Obligation, duty. Often used in legal or formal contexts (e.g., - military service).
• Trách nhiệm (n): Responsibility. Can imply accountability for outcomes, whereas emphasizes inherent moral duty.

Synonyms

• Duty: What one is morally or legally bound to do.
• Obligation: Something one must do because of a promise, law, or rule.
• Responsibility: A task or duty one is required to perform.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Làm tròn bổn phận: To fulfill/discharge one's duty completely and properly.
  • Người lính ấy đã làm tròn bổn phận của mình. (That soldier fulfilled his duty.)
• Bổn phận và trách nhiệm: Duty and responsibility (often used together).
  • Chúng ta không được quên bổn phận và trách nhiệm với cộng đồng. (We must not forget our duty and responsibility to the community.)

noun

1. Duty, obligation
   • bổn phận làm con đối với cha mẹ
     one's obligations as a child to one's parents
   • làm tròn bổn phận
     to discharge one's duty