Definition

1. Adverb:
   • With utmost devotion and respect: Describes an attitude or manner of serving, obeying, or fulfilling duties with complete dedication, reverence, and meticulous care, often towards a superior, a cause, or a responsibility.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:
  • Người lính cúc cung tuân lệnh chỉ huy. (The soldier obeyed the commander's orders with utmost devotion.)
  • Cô ấy cúc cung chăm sóc cha mẹ già. (She devotedly and respectfully cares for her elderly parents.)
  • Anh ấy làm việc một cách cúc cung. (He works with complete dedication and reverence.)

Advanced Usage

• This word is often used in formal, literary, or respectful contexts to emphasize a high degree of loyalty, subservience, and careful attention to duty. It conveys a sense of humble and wholehearted service.

Variants and Related Words

• Tận tụy (adj): Devoted, dedicated. (e.g., - a devoted employee)
• Kính cẩn (adj): Respectful, reverent. (e.g., - to bow respectfully)

Synonyms

• Tận tâm tận lực: With all one's heart and strength.
• Hết lòng: Wholeheartedly.
• Kính cẩn: Reverently, respectfully.

Related Idioms

• Cúc cung tận tụy: An intensified phrase meaning "to serve with complete and utter devotion." This is a common fixed collocation.
  • Ông ấy đã cúc cung tận tụy phục vụ đất nước suốt đời. (He served the country with complete and utter devotion all his life.)