Definition

1. Verb:
   • To surrender unconditionally; to submit completely: This is the primary meaning, indicating a total yielding to a superior force, authority, or power, often after resistance.
   • To be overcome with admiration; to take one's hat off to: A figurative meaning expressing deep respect, admiration, or being mentally/convincedly subdued by someone's superior quality, such as talent or virtue.

Usage Examples

• Verb (to surrender):
  • Quân địch đã phải hàng phục. (The enemy forces had to surrender unconditionally.)
  • Họ không đánh mà trực tiếp hàng phục. (They did not fight but submitted directly.)
• Verb (to admire):
  • Tôi hoàn toàn hàng phục trước tài năng của cô ấy. (I completely take my hat off to her talent.)
  • Lòng dũng cảm của anh khiến mọi người hàng phục. (His courage makes everyone bow in admiration.)

Advanced Usage

• The word often carries a nuance of being to yield, whether physically by force or intellectually/emotionally by overwhelming excellence.
• It is more formal and stronger than the more common word "hàng" (to surrender). "Hàng phục" implies a deeper, more complete subjugation or admiration.

Variants and Related Words

• Hàng (v): to surrender, to give up. This is the root verb and is more general.
  • Quân đội đã đầu hàng. (The army surrendered.)
• Khuất phục (v): to subdue, to conquer, to force into submission. It focuses more on the act of overpowering.
  • Họ tìm cách khuất phục đối thủ. (They seek ways to subdue the opponent.)
• Thán phục (v): to admire, to adore. It is closer to the second meaning of "hàng phục" but without the nuance of "submission."
  • Tôi thán phục sự kiên trì của anh. (I admire his perseverance.)

Synonyms

• Surrender: to cease resistance.
• Submit: to yield to authority or control.
• Capitulate: to surrender under agreed conditions (though "hàng phục" is more unconditional).
• Admire: to regard with respect and warm approval.

Related Idioms

• Hàng phục lòng người: to win people's hearts and minds; to command such respect that people willingly follow.
  • Nhà lãnh đạo ấy có khả năng hàng phục lòng người. (That leader has the ability to win people's hearts.)

1. Surrender unconditinally
2. Take ones hat off to
   • Xin hàng phục tài anh
     I tae my hat off to your talent