cố quốc
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Definition
Noun: * Native country; homeland; old country: Refers to one's country of origin, homeland, or ancestral land, often with a sense of nostalgia or separation from it. It emphasizes the emotional and historical connection to a land one has left or been away from for a long time.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Tấc lòng cố quốc tha hương. (A heart longing for the homeland while in a foreign land.)
- Ông ấy luôn hướng về cố quốc. (He always turns his thoughts toward his native country.)
- Những kỷ niệm về cố quốc vẫn sống mãi trong lòng ông. (Memories of the homeland still live forever in his heart.)
Advanced Usage
- Literary and poetic usage: "Cố quốc" is primarily used in literary, poetic, or formal contexts to evoke deep sentiment, nostalgia, or patriotism. It is less common in everyday spoken Vietnamese.
- Bao năm xa cách, nỗi nhớ cố quốc không nguôi. (After years of separation, the longing for the homeland never ceases.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tổ quốc (noun): Fatherland; motherland. A more common and contemporary term for one's country, often with a strong patriotic connotation.
- Quê hương (noun): Hometown; homeland. A general term for one's native place or region, which can be used in both formal and informal contexts.
- Cố hương (noun): Old hometown; native village. Specifically refers to one's old hometown or native village, similar in nostalgic tone to "cố quốc" but on a smaller, more local scale.
Synonyms
- Quê cha đất tổ: Land of one's ancestors. An idiom meaning the ancestral land.
- Nơi chôn nhau cắt rốn: The place where one's umbilical cord was buried. An idiom meaning one's birthplace.
Related Idioms
- Cố quốc tha hương: (Native country, foreign land). A classical literary phrase describing the state of being away from one's homeland, living in a foreign land, often filled with longing.
- Tâm trạng cố quốc tha hương thường xuất hiện trong thơ cổ. (The sentiment of longing for the homeland while in exile often appears in classical poetry.)