dẫn nhàn

Ông ấy viết đơn xin dẫn nhàn sau nhiều năm làm việc.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To request retirement / to ask to retire: The term "dẫn nhàn" specifically refers to the formal act of an official or civil servant submitting a request to retire from their position, typically before the mandatory retirement age, often for personal reasons or to enjoy leisure.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Sau 40 năm công tác, ông ấy đã dẫn nhàn. (After 40 years of service, he requested retirement.)
  • Vị quan lớn quyết định dẫn nhàn để sống cuộc sống an nhàn. (The high-ranking official decided to ask to retire to live a life of leisure.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is classical and formal, primarily found in historical or literary contexts describing the retirement of mandarins, scholars, or officials in traditional Vietnamese society.

Variants and Related Words

• Về hưu (v): to retire. This is the modern, general term for retirement.

  • Bà tôi đã về hưu được năm năm. (My grandmother retired five years ago.)

• Xin về hưu (v): to request retirement. This is a more common modern phrasing.

  • Ông ấy đã nộp đơn xin về hưu sớm. (He submitted an application for early retirement.)

Synonyms

• Request retirement: to formally ask to retire.
• Seek retirement: to pursue leaving one's post.

Notes on Usage

• "Dẫn nhàn" is an archaic verb. It is not used in contemporary everyday language. In modern contexts, "xin về hưu" or "về hưu" are always used instead.
• The word carries a connotation of voluntarily leaving an official post to lead a leisurely ("nhàn") life.