giặc
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Definition
- Noun:
- Invader; enemy force: A group or army that attacks and enters a country or region by force with hostile intent, often to conquer or occupy.
- Pirate; bandit; rebel: Historically, refers to armed groups, such as pirates, bandits, or rebels, who engage in robbery, plunder, and cause disorder. In older contexts, ruling powers often used this term for those who rose up against them.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Giặc ngoại xâm đã bị đánh bại. (The foreign invaders were defeated.)
- Vùng biển này ngày xưa thường có giặc cướp. (This sea area used to have pirates.)
- "Giặc đến nhà, đàn bà cũng đánh." (This proverb means "When the enemy comes to the house, even the women fight.")
Advanced Usage
- The term "giặc" carries a strong negative connotation of a destructive, illegitimate enemy. It is often used in historical and patriotic contexts to refer to forces that threaten the nation.
- In modern informal speech, it can be used metaphorically for a major nuisance or "enemy," such as "giặc dốt" (the enemy of ignorance) or "giặc cỏ" (literally "grass enemy," referring to minor rebels or bandits in historical texts).
Variants and Related Words
- Giặc cướp (n): Pirates, robbers, bandits.
- Đoàn thuyền bị giặc cướp tấn công. (The fleet was attacked by pirates.)
- Giặc ngoại xâm (n): Foreign invaders.
- Lịch sử Việt Nam ghi lại nhiều cuộc chiến chống giặc ngoại xâm. (Vietnamese history records many wars against foreign invaders.)
- Giặc lái (n): Historical term for rebel forces or bandits operating in forested/mountainous areas.
Synonyms
- Invader: A person or group that enters by force to conquer.
- Enemy: A hostile force or nation.
- Pirate: A person who attacks and robs ships at sea.
- Bandit: A robber or outlaw belonging to a gang.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Thù trong, giặc ngoài: Internal strife, external enemies. Refers to facing threats from both inside and outside.
- Đất nước thời đó phải đối mặt với thù trong, giặc ngoài. (The country at that time had to face internal strife and external enemies.)
- Được làm vua, thua làm giặc: (Proverb) Literally "Victors become kings, losers become rebels/bandits." Similar to "History is written by the victors."
- Đánh giặc: To fight the enemy/invaders.
- Nhân dân đoàn kết đánh giặc. (The people united to fight the invaders.)
noun
- pirate; invader