cổ truyền

Thân thiện

Âm nhạc cổ truyền được biểu diễn tại một lễ hội.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Traditional / Age-old: Refers to customs, practices, arts, or values that have been passed down from ancient times through generations within a culture or community. It emphasizes historical continuity and heritage.
   • Ancient and inherited: Describes something that is both old in origin and has been transmitted over a long period.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Việt Nam có nhiều lễ hội cổ truyền. (Vietnam has many traditional festivals.)
  • Đây là một phương thuốc cổ truyền. (This is a traditional remedy.)
  • Âm nhạc cổ truyền cần được bảo tồn. (Traditional music needs to be preserved.)

Advanced Usage

• Used to describe systems of thought, medicine, or arts that are considered the authentic, historical practice of a people, often in contrast to modern or foreign influences.
  • Y học cổ truyền Việt Nam (Vietnamese traditional medicine).

Variants and Related Words

• Truyền thống (adj/n): Tradition; traditional. While similar, is a broader term for tradition, whereas specifically stresses the ancient, inherited nature.
  • Phong tục truyền thống (traditional customs).

Synonyms

• Traditional: Following long-established customs.
• Age-old: Having existed for a very long time.
• Heritage: Valued objects and qualities, like traditions, that have been passed down.
• Ancient: Belonging to the very distant past.

Related Idioms

• Văn hóa cổ truyền: Traditional culture. A common phrase denoting the collective ancient heritage of a nation.
  • Văn hóa cổ truyền là cội nguồn của dân tộc. (Traditional culture is the root of the nation.)

Học thuật

1. Age-old