dinh
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Definition
- Noun:
- Palace; official residence: "Dinh" refers to a large, grand building that serves as the residence and/or workplace of a high-ranking official, such as a governor, or a head of state, especially in historical or former regimes.
- Military camp (archaic): In a historical context, "dinh" could also refer to a garrison or military camp used during the feudal period.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Dinh Độc Lập là một di tích lịch sử quan trọng ở Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh. (Independence Palace is an important historical monument in Ho Chi Minh City.)
- Vị tổng đốc sống và làm việc trong một dinh thự lớn. (The governor lived and worked in a large official residence.)
- Quân lính tập trung tại dinh trại. (The soldiers gathered at the military camp.)
Advanced Usage
"Dinh thự": A mansion or grand residence. This is a common compound word.
- Khu này có nhiều dinh thự cổ rất đẹp. (This area has many beautiful old mansions.)
"Dinh cơ": One's residence or base of operations (often used formally or in literature).
- Ông ấy đã trở về dinh cơ của mình sau chuyến công du. (He returned to his residence after the business trip.)
Variants and Related Words
- Dinh tê (slang, abbreviated from "dinh tế"): To observe, to check out (someone or something). This is a slang usage.
- Tối nay chúng ta đi dinh tê cái quán mới mở nhé. (Let's go check out the newly opened shop tonight.)
Synonyms
- Phủ: Mansion, official residence (often for high-ranking nobles or officials).
- Cung điện: Palace (typically larger and more associated with royalty).
- Trại: Camp (for the military meaning).
Related Phrases
- Vào dinh ra trấn: An idiom describing the busy, authoritative life of a high-ranking official who moves between their residence ("dinh") and their administrative post ("trấn").
- Cuộc sống của một quan lớn ngày xưa là cảnh "vào dinh ra trấn". (The life of a high-ranking mandarin in the past was a scene of "shuttling between the residence and the office".)