Definition

1. Noun:
   • Lineage, descent: Refers to a person's family line, ancestry, or the series of generations from which one is descended. It often implies a recorded or notable family history.
   • Pedigree, extraction: Can denote the inherited social status, qualities, or background associated with one's ancestors.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy tự hào về dòng dõi của mình. (He is proud of his lineage.)
  • Dòng dõi quý tộc của bà được ghi chép cẩn thận trong lịch sử. (Her aristocratic descent was carefully recorded in history.)
  • Họ là một gia đình có dòng dõi lâu đời. (They are a family of ancient lineage.)

Advanced Usage

• "dòng dõi cao quý": noble lineage / of noble birth.
  • Vị tướng đó xuất thân từ một dòng dõi cao quý. (That general came from a noble lineage.)
• "tự hào về dòng dõi": to be proud of one's descent.
  • Ông ấy luôn tự hào về dòng dõi cách mạng của gia đình. (He is always proud of his family's revolutionary descent.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dòng họ (n): clan, family line. A broader term for an extended family or lineage group.
  • Dòng họ Nguyễn rất đông đúc. (The Nguyen clan is very populous.)
• Gia thế (n): family background/circumstances. Often refers to the social and economic standing of a family.
  • Gia thế của anh ấy khá giả. (His family background is well-off.)
• Tổ tiên (n): ancestors, forefathers. Refers directly to the predecessors in a family line.
  • Chúng ta nên biết ơn tổ tiên. (We should be grateful to our ancestors.)

Synonyms

• Nòi giống: stock, breed. Often used for animals but can be used figuratively or pejoratively for people.
• Gốc gác: roots, origin. Emphasizes the place or source of one's family.

Related Phrases

• "Con nhà dòng dõi": A person of good lineage / from a good family.
  • Anh ta đúng là con nhà dòng dõi, ăn nói rất lịch sự. (He is truly a person of good lineage, very polite in speech.)
• "Dòng dõi nhà binh": from a military family.
  • Ông ấy có dòng dõi nhà binh, cả cha và ông nội đều là sĩ quan. (He is from a military family; both his father and grandfather were officers.)

Notes on Usage

• The word dòng dõi often carries a formal or somewhat literary tone and is associated with traditional values of family heritage.
• While it can be neutral, it frequently implies a sense of pride, prestige, or distinction connected to one's ancestry.
• In modern, everyday conversation, words like gia đình (family) or nguồn gốc (origin) are more common for discussing general family background.

1. (cũ) Lineage, descent
   • Dòng dõi quý tộc
     Aristocratic descent
   • Con nhà dòng dõi
     A person of good lineage