cổ lệ

Theo cổ lệ, làng tổ chức lễ hội vào mùa xuân.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • Old custom / ancient practice: A traditional rule, habit, or ceremony established and followed for a very long time, often from antiquity.

2. Verb (Archaic):

   • To exhort / to encourage: To urge someone strongly or advise them earnestly. This usage is now rare and found primarily in classical texts.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Theo cổ lệ, làng tổ chức lễ hội vào mùa xuân. (According to the old custom, the village holds the festival in spring.)
  • Việc đó đã trở thành một cổ lệ. (That has become an ancient practice.)

• Verb (Archaic):

  • Nhà vua cổ lệ ba quân trước trận đánh. (The king exhorted the three armies before the battle.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "cổ lệ" is primarily used in formal, literary, or historical contexts. It often refers to practices that carry cultural or traditional authority.

Variants and Related Words

• Tập quán cổ truyền (n): traditional custom.

  • Họ giữ gìn nhiều tập quán cổ truyền. (They preserve many traditional customs.)

• Cổ tục (n): old rite, ancient custom (can sometimes imply an outdated practice).

  • Một số cổ tục không còn phù hợp. (Some old rites are no longer suitable.)

Synonyms

• Old custom: ancient practice, tradition.
• Exhort (archaic): encourage, urge, admonish.

Related Idioms

• Phép vua thua lệ làng: This proverb ("The king's law yields to village customs") relates to the power of longstanding local customs (lệ), similar to cổ lệ.
  • Ở đây, đúng là phép vua thua lệ làng. (Here, it's true that the king's law yields to village custom.)