Definition

1. Verb:
   • To harmonize / to be in concord: The primary meaning of "dung hợp" is to bring different elements into agreement, unity, or harmony. It implies a blending where components coexist without conflict.
   • To reconcile: It can mean to make compatible or to settle differences between opposing ideas, principles, or parties.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Hai bên đã dung hợp được quan điểm. (The two sides have harmonized their viewpoints.)
  • Tôn giáo này tìm cách dung hợp các truyền thống cũ và mới. (This religion seeks to reconcile old and new traditions.)

Advanced Usage

• Philosophical/Doctrinal Context: Often used in discussions of philosophy, religion, or ideology to describe the synthesis or unification of different schools of thought.
  • Học thuyết đó là sự dung hợp giữa Đông và Tây. (That doctrine is a synthesis of East and West.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dung hòa (v): to compromise, to find a middle ground. This is a more common synonym.
  • Chúng tôi cần dung hòa các lợi ích khác nhau. (We need to reconcile different interests.)

Synonyms

• Harmonize: to bring into consonance or accord.
• Reconcile: to cause to coexist in harmony; to settle or resolve.
• Conciliate: to overcome distrust or hostility.

Related Concepts

• Syncretism: (in religion or philosophy) the amalgamation of different schools of thought. This is a key concept often described by "dung hợp."
  • Sự dung hợp văn hóa đôi khi được gọi là chủ nghĩa hỗn dung. (Cultural blending is sometimes called syncretism.)