Definition

1. Noun:
   • Great talent, great skill: "Hùng tài" refers to a person possessing exceptionally outstanding talent, ability, or skill, often on a grand or heroic scale. It implies a level of capability that is both powerful and admirable.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông ấy là một vị tướng hùng tài. (He is a general of great talent.)
  • Đất nước cần những nhà lãnh đạo hùng tài. (The country needs leaders of great skill.)
  • Sự hùng tài của ông được mọi người công nhận. (His great talent is recognized by everyone.)

Advanced Usage

• "Hùng tài đại lược": This is a classical four-character idiom meaning "great talent and grand strategy." It is used to praise someone's exceptional abilities and far-sighted plans.
  • Vị quân sư ấy quả thực là người hùng tài đại lược. (That military advisor is truly a person of great talent and grand strategy.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tài năng (n): Talent, ability. This is a more common and general term for talent.
• Kỹ năng (n): Skill. Refers to a specific learned capacity.
• Anh tài (n): Outstanding talent, brilliant person. A synonym with a similar heroic connotation.

Synonyms

• Great ability: Năng lực lớn, khả năng lớn.
• Exceptional skill: Kỹ năng xuất chúng.
• Eminent talent: Tài năng kiệt xuất (as seen in the French reference "talent éminent").

Notes on Meaning

• Scale and Admiration: The word "hùng" (powerful, mighty, heroic) in "hùng tài" emphasizes not just the existence of talent, but its formidable and impressive scale. It is often used in formal, literary, or praising contexts.
• Not a Common Compound: "Hùng tài" is a fixed literary term. It is not typically used to form other compound words or phrasal verbs in modern Vietnamese. Its usage is primarily as a standalone noun.

1. Great talent, great skill