Definition

1. Noun:
   • Clan and lineage; extended family: Refers to one's wider circle of relatives and kinfolk, encompassing both the immediate and extended family network. It emphasizes the collective group of people related by blood or marriage.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy có họ mạc đông đúc ở miền quê. (He has a large extended family in the countryside.)
  • Việc này cần bàn với họ mạc trước đã. (This matter needs to be discussed with the clan first.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is formal and literary, often used in traditional or official contexts to refer to the familial collective, its reputation, or its involvement in important matters.

Variants and Related Words

• Họ hàng (n): relatives, kin. This is the more common and general synonym.

  • Họ hàng của tôi sống ở nhiều nơi. (My relatives live in many places.)

• Gia tộc (n): family line, lineage. This emphasizes the historical descent and dynasty.

  • Gia tộc đó có truyền thống lâu đời. (That family line has a long-standing tradition.)

Synonyms

• Relatives: people connected by blood or marriage.
• Kinfolk: members of one's family.
• Clan: a group of close-knit and interrelated families.

Related Idioms

• Một người làm quan, cả họ được nhờ: When one person becomes a mandarin, the whole clan benefits. This idiom highlights the traditional interconnectedness and shared fortune (or misfortune) within the họ mạc.
  • Câu chuyện đó minh họa cho câu "một người làm quan, cả họ được nhờ". (That story illustrates the saying "when one person becomes a mandarin, the whole clan benefits.")

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