giải nghệ
Definition
- Verb:
- To retire from a profession: To formally and permanently stop working in one's specific career, trade, or field of expertise, often after a long period of activity. This implies a voluntary or planned departure.
- To leave one's profession: To cease professional activity in a particular occupation.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Ông ấy đã giải nghệ sau 40 năm làm diễn viên. (He retired from the profession after 40 years as an actor.)
- Vận động viên đó giải nghệ vì chấn thương. (That athlete left the profession due to injury.)
- Người thợ già quyết định giải nghệ. (The old craftsman decided to retire from his trade.)
Advanced Usage
- The term often carries a nuance of leaving a skilled, artistic, or physically demanding profession (e.g., sports, performing arts, martial arts, craftsmanship). It is less commonly used for general office jobs.
- It can be used for both planned retirement and unplanned departure due to circumstances.
Variants and Related Words
- Giải nghệ is a compound word. Its components are:
- Giải (v): to untie, to dissolve, to resolve.
- Nghệ (n): profession, art, craft.
- Về hưu (v): to retire (often with a pension, more general, commonly used for official retirement from a job or government position).
Synonyms
- Retire: To leave one's job and cease working, especially upon reaching a certain age.
- Quit the profession: To stop working in a specific career field.
Related Idioms
- While "giải nghệ" itself is not typically part of a longer idiom, the concept is related to phrases like:
- Treo găng / Treo giày: Literally "to hang up the gloves / shoes," meaning to retire from boxing or sports.
- Sau trận thua, anh ấy tuyên bố treo găng. (After the loss, he announced his retirement [from boxing].)
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Retire, leave one's profession
