Definition

1. Noun:
   • Kind mother, good mother: A term used to describe a mother who is gentle, virtuous, and possesses excellent maternal qualities. It emphasizes kindness, moral goodness, and nurturing care.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Bà ấy thực sự là một hiền mẫu của gia đình. (She is truly a kind mother of the family.)
  • Người mẹ hiền mẫu luôn biết cách dạy dỗ con cái bằng tình yêu thương. (A good mother always knows how to educate her children with love.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is often used in formal, literary, or respectful contexts to praise a mother's character. It carries a classical and somewhat elevated tone.
  • Tấm gương hiền mẫu ấy được mọi người trong làng kính trọng. (That exemplary good mother is respected by everyone in the village.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hiền (adj): Gentle, kind, virtuous. This is the root adjective describing a gentle character.
  • Cô ấy là một người rất hiền. (She is a very gentle person.)
• Mẫu (n): Mother (a formal or literary term, also found in compounds like "quốc mẫu" - mother of the nation).
• Hiền hậu (adj): Kind and benevolent, often used to describe a woman's gentle and virtuous nature.
  • Bà ấy có vẻ ngoài rất hiền hậu. (She has a very kind and benevolent appearance.)

Synonyms

• Người mẹ hiền: Kind mother (a more common and direct phrase).
• Người mẹ tốt: Good mother.
• Từ mẫu (literary): Loving mother.

Related Phrases

• Công lao hiền mẫu: The merits/contributions of a good mother.
  • Chúng ta không bao giờ quên công lao hiền mẫu. (We never forget the merits of a good mother.)

Related Idioms

• While "hiền mẫu" itself is not typically part of a common idiom, the concept is central to many Vietnamese proverbs about motherhood, such as:
  • Mẹ hiền con thảo. (A kind mother begets a filial child.) This proverb highlights the virtuous relationship between a good mother and her good children.

1. Kind mother, good mother