Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Old-fashioned and narrow-minded: Describes a person who is rigidly attached to outdated customs, ideas, or ways of thinking, and is unwilling to accept new or different perspectives. It implies a lack of openness and progressiveness.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Ông ấy là một người rất hủ. (He is a very old-fashioned and narrow-minded person.)
  • Tư tưởng hủ ấy không còn phù hợp với xã hội hiện đại. (That narrow-minded ideology is no longer suitable for modern society.)
  • Đừng có hủ như vậy, hãy cởi mở đón nhận cái mới. (Don't be so narrow-minded; be open to new things.)

Advanced Usage

• "hủ nho": An old-fashioned, pedantic Confucian scholar. This is a specific historical/cultural term.

  • Nhân vật phản diện trong truyện thường là một tên hủ nho. (The villain in the story is often an old-fashioned pedantic scholar.)

• "hủ lậu": Archaic and backward. This compound emphasizes being outdated and stagnant.

  • Những tập tục hủ lậu cần được loại bỏ. (Archaic and backward customs need to be eliminated.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hủ tục (n): An outdated and bad custom.

  • Hủ tục ma chay cưới xin đã được cải tiến nhiều. (Outdated customs regarding funerals and weddings have been much improved.)

• Hủ nho (n): See "Advanced Usage" above.

• Hủ lậu (adj): See "Advanced Usage" above.

Synonyms

• Bảo thủ (adj): Conservative (can be neutral or negative, but less pejorative than "hủ").
• Cổ hủ (adj): Antiquated, obsolete (similar meaning, often used for ideas or things).
• Lạc hậu (adj): Backward, lagging behind (emphasizes falling behind the times).

Antonyms

• Tiến bộ (adj): Progressive.
• Cấp tiến (adj): Advanced, progressive.
• Hiện đại (adj): Modern.
• Cởi mở (adj): Open-minded.

Notes on Usage

• The word "hủ" is inherently negative and critical. It is used to disparage someone's thinking or attitudes as being stubbornly outdated.
• It is often used in a socio-cultural context to criticize traditionalists who oppose change or modernization.
• While historically used to describe scholars ("ông đồ hủ"), it can be applied to anyone with a rigid, old-fashioned mindset today.

1. Old-fashioned and narrow-minded
   • Ông đồ hủ
     An old-fashioned and narrow-minded scholar