Definition

1. Noun:
   • Charity society: "hợp thiện" refers to a benevolent association or society in the old society, established to perform charitable works such as caring for the elderly and burying the poor.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Hội hợp thiện trong làng thường tổ chức phát cháo cho người nghèo. (The village charity society often organized porridge distribution for the poor.)
  • Công việc của các hội hợp thiện ngày xưa rất được trọng vọng. (The work of charity societies in the old days was highly respected.)

Advanced Usage

• "Hội hợp thiện": This is the full and most common form of the term. It explicitly means a charitable association.
  • Cụ đồ tham gia hội hợp thiện để giúp đỡ những người khó khăn. (The old scholar joined the charity society to help those in need.)

Variants and Related Words

• Từ thiện (n): charity, philanthropy. This is the modern, general term for charity.
  • Anh ấy làm nhiều việc từ thiện. (He does a lot of charitable work.)
• Hội từ thiện (n): charitable association. A modern equivalent of "hội hợp thiện".
  • Hội từ thiện này hỗ trợ trẻ em mồ côi. (This charitable association supports orphans.)

Synonyms

• Hội bác ái: benevolent society (a synonym with a similar meaning, also somewhat archaic).
• Hội cứu tế: relief association.

Notes on Usage

• Archaic Term: The word "hợp thiện" is marked as an old, literary term (từ cũ; nghĩa cũ). It is rarely used in modern, everyday Vietnamese. It primarily appears in historical contexts, literature, or when discussing the social structures of the past.
• Typically Paired: It is almost always used as part of the compound noun "hội hợp thiện". The standalone word "hợp thiện" is understood but not common.

1. (Hội hợp thiện) (từ cũ; nghĩa cũ) Charity [society]