dật
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Definition
Verb: - To live in retirement, to withdraw from public life: This verb describes the action of choosing to live a secluded, quiet life away from society, often after a period of active public service or to pursue personal cultivation. It implies a voluntary retreat from worldly affairs.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Sau nhiều năm làm quan, ông ấy quyết định dật về quê sống ẩn. (After many years as a mandarin, he decided to live in retirement in his hometown.)
- Các bậc hiền triết xưa thường tìm nơi thanh vắng để dật thân, tu tâm. (Ancient sages often sought quiet places to live in seclusion, cultivating their minds.)
Advanced Usage
"Dật sĩ": A retired scholar; a recluse.
- Ông cụ được dân làng kính trọng như một dật sĩ. (The old man was respected by the villagers as a retired scholar.)
"Dật lạc": To find joy in seclusion; to enjoy a reclusive life.
- Cuộc sống dật lạc nơi thôn dã mang lại cho ông sự bình yên hiếm có. (The joy of a reclusive life in the countryside brought him rare peace.)
Variants and Related Words
Ẩn dật (verb): To live in hiding; to be a hermit. This is a compound word where "dật" is combined with "ẩn" (to hide).
- Truyền thuyết kể về một vị đạo sĩ ẩn dật trên núi cao. (Legends tell of a Taoist master living as a hermit on a high mountain.)
Dật dân (noun, archaic): Common people living in seclusion; recluses. This is a historical term.
- Nhàn dật (adjective): Leisurely and retired; describing a carefree, retired life.
Synonyms
- Sống ẩn cư: To live in seclusion.
- Ở ẩn: To live in retirement (often after a public career).
- Lánh đời: To withdraw from the world.
Notes on Usage
- The word "dật" is a literary and somewhat classical term. In modern, everyday Vietnamese, compound words like "ẩn dật" or phrases like "sống ẩn dật" are more commonly used to express the same idea.
- It carries a positive connotation of wisdom, choice, and cultivation, often associated with scholars, poets, or enlightened individuals, rather than mere escapism.
verb
- to live in retirement