Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Fogyish, old-fashioned, antiquated: Describes ideas, customs, or people that are outdated, stubbornly clinging to old ways, and not adapting to new developments or modern thinking.
   • Hidebound, conservative in a negative sense: Implies a rigid adherence to obsolete traditions, often with a connotation of being narrow-minded or unprogressive.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Những tư tưởng hủ lậu đó cần phải được loại bỏ. (Those fogyish ideas need to be eliminated.)
  • Ông ấy bị coi là một người hủ lậu vì luôn phản đối mọi thay đổi. (He is considered an antiquated person because he always opposes any change.)
  • Phong tục hủ lậu đã cản trở sự phát triển của làng. (The hidebound customs have hindered the village's development.)

Advanced Usage

• Often used to criticize systems, beliefs, or social norms perceived as backward.
  • Một chế độ hủ lậu (An antiquated regime)
• Can describe a person's character or mindset.
  • Tư duy hủ lậu (An old-fashioned mindset)

Variants and Related Words

• Hủ nho (n): A pedantic, rigid Confucian scholar; often used similarly to mean an old-fashioned, inflexible person.
• Lạc hậu (adj): Backward, lagging behind (more neutral, often referring to technology or development levels rather than mindset).
• Cổ hủ (adj): Archaic, obsolete (very similar in meaning to ).

Synonyms

• Bảo thủ (adj): Conservative (can be neutral or negative; is more strongly negative).
• Lỗi thời (adj): Outdated, out-of-date.
• Cũ kỹ (adj): Old, worn-out (can refer to objects or ideas).

Idioms and Set Phrases

• Hủ lậu, cổ hữu: A phrase pairing synonyms for emphasis, meaning "utterly antiquated and obsolete."
  • Những quan niệm hủ lậu, cổ hữu (Utterly antiquated notions)

1. Fogyish