công sản
Definitions
- Noun:
- Communal property: Assets, resources, or means of production owned collectively by a community or society, not by private individuals.
- (Historical/Legal) Public property: Property belonging to the state or the public domain.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The land was managed as công sản of the village. (The land was managed as the communal property of the village.)
- According to the old law, forests were considered công sản. (According to the old law, forests were considered public property.)
Advanced Usage
- "tư hữu và công sản": private ownership and communal/public property.
- The debate focused on the balance between tư hữu và công sản. (The debate focused on the balance between private ownership and communal property.)
Variants and Related Words
- Công cộng (adj): public, communal. Refers to things for public use.
- Công viên là tài sản công cộng. (The park is public property.)
- Sở hữu công (noun phrase): public ownership.
- Tài sản chung (noun phrase): common property, shared assets.
Synonyms
- Tài sản chung: common property.
- Của chung: common goods (more colloquial).
- Tài sản công: public assets.
Notes on Meaning and Context
- The term công sản is distinct from chủ nghĩa cộng sản (communism - a political ideology). Công sản specifically refers to the or themselves.
- In modern Vietnamese, tài sản công or tài sản nhà nước are more commonly used for "state property" or "public assets," while công sản can sound more historical or legal.