Definition

1. Noun (Literary, archaic):
   • Native country, homeland, place of origin: "gốc phần" is a literary and archaic compound noun referring to one's native land, homeland, or the country of one's birth and ancestry.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông ấy luôn nhớ về gốc phần của mình. (He always remembers his native country.)
  • Dù đi xa, lòng vẫn hướng về gốc phần. (Even when far away, his heart still turns towards his homeland.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is primarily found in classical Vietnamese poetry and literature. It carries a deep, sentimental, and formal connotation, often evoking nostalgia, patriotism, or a sense of belonging to one's ancestral land. It is not used in modern everyday conversation.

Variants and Related Words

• Quê hương (n): Homeland, hometown. This is the modern and common equivalent.
• Quê nhà (n): Hometown, native place. Also literary but more familiar than "gốc phần".
• Quê cha đất tổ (idiom): Ancestral land, the land of one's forefathers.
• Nguyên quán (n, formal): Place of origin, native place (often used in official contexts).

Synonyms

• Tổ quốc (n): Fatherland, motherland (with a strong patriotic sense).
• Nơi chôn nhau cắt rốn (idiom): The place where one's umbilical cord is buried; one's birthplace.

Notes on Word Structure

• "Gốc phần" is a compound word formed from two Sino-Vietnamese elements:
  • Gốc (根): Root, origin, foundation.
  • Phần (墳): Grave, tomb (in this context, it extends to mean ancestral land, the land containing one's roots and ancestors' graves).
• The combination poetically signifies the fundamental, deep-rooted connection to the land of one's ancestors.

1. (văn chương, từ cũ; nghĩa cũ) Native country