gia nghiệp
Definition
- Noun:
- Family property / patrimony: The material assets, estate, or wealth accumulated and passed down within a family.
- Family profession / hereditary occupation: The trade, craft, or career that is traditionally practiced and inherited from one's ancestors.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Ông ấy đã gây dựng một gia nghiệp vững chắc cho con cháu. (He built a solid family patrimony for his descendants.)
- Nghề làm gốm là gia nghiệp của dòng họ họ. (Pottery is the hereditary occupation of their clan.)
Advanced Usage
- The term often carries a sense of legacy, duty, and continuity, implying a responsibility to maintain and pass on what one has received.
Variants and Related Words
- Cơ nghiệp (n): estate, foundation of wealth.
- Tổ nghiệp (n): ancestral profession or business.
Synonyms
- Patrimony: property inherited from one's father or ancestor.
- Legacy: something handed down from a predecessor.
- Inheritance: assets received from an ancestor.
Related Idioms
- Giữ gìn gia nghiệp: to preserve the family estate/profession.
- Người con trai cả có trách nhiệm giữ gìn gia nghiệp. (The eldest son has the responsibility to preserve the family patrimony.)