hồi hưu
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Definition
- Verb:
- To retire (on a pension): To leave one's job and cease work, typically upon reaching a certain age or due to long service, and receive a regular pension. This term is specifically used in historical or formal contexts, often referring to government officials or mandarins in feudal times.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Ông ấy đã hồi hưu sau bốn mươi năm làm việc. (He retired after forty years of work.)
- Theo chính sách cũ, các quan lại có thể hồi hưu ở tuổi sáu mươi. (According to the old policy, mandarins could retire at the age of sixty.)
Advanced Usage
- "được hồi hưu": to be eligible for retirement/to be pensioned off.
- Những công chức đủ điều kiện sẽ được hồi hưu với lương hưu đầy đủ. (Eligible civil servants will be retired with a full pension.)
Variants and Related Words
- Về hưu (verb): to retire. This is the modern, more commonly used term.
- Bà tôi đã về hưu được năm năm. (My grandmother retired five years ago.)
- Lương hưu (noun): pension.
- Ông ấy sống bằng lương hưu. (He lives on his pension.)
- Hưu trí (noun/verb): retirement/to retire. A formal term.
- Anh ấy đang tính đến chuyện hưu trí. (He is considering retirement.)
Synonyms
- Nghỉ hưu: to retire (a neutral, common synonym).
- Thôi việc: to stop working (can imply resignation or retirement, but less specific to pension).
Notes on Usage
- Register: The word "hồi hưu" is considered archaic (từ cũ). It is primarily found in historical texts, literature, or when discussing pre-modern Vietnamese administrative systems. In contemporary language, "về hưu" or "nghỉ hưu" are universally used.
- Connotation: It specifically evokes the image of a mandarin or official from the feudal era leaving government service to return home and rest. It carries a formal and historical nuance.
- (từ cũ; nghĩa cũ) Retire (on a pension)