cùng dân
Definition
- Noun:
- The common people, the populace: "cùng dân" refers to the lowest social class, the ordinary masses, or the poor populace in a society. This term is now considered archaic.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Chính sách của nhà vua ảnh hưởng trực tiếp đến đời sống của cùng dân. (The king's policy directly affected the lives of the common people.)
- Trong xã hội phong kiến, cùng dân thường phải chịu nhiều thiệt thòi. (In feudal society, the populace often suffered many disadvantages.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is primarily found in historical or literary contexts describing pre-modern Vietnamese society. It carries a connotation of the lowest, often impoverished, social stratum.
Variants and Related Words
- Bình dân (n): commoners, ordinary people (a more neutral, modern term).
- Văn hóa bình dân (folk culture)
- Thường dân (n): civilians, common people.
- Khu vực dành cho thường dân (an area for civilians)
- Dân chúng (n): the masses, the public.
- Sự ủng hộ của dân chúng (the support of the masses)
Synonyms
- Dân đen (n): common folk (literally "black people"), another archaic term for the common people.
- Hạ dân (n): lower people (archaic).
Notes
- "Cùng dân" is an archaic compound noun. Its use in modern Vietnamese is very rare and mostly historical. The modern equivalent for "common people" is typically "người dân thường," "bình dân," or "quần chúng."