Definition

1. Noun:
   • A knight, a knight-errant: A person, often in historical or literary contexts, who travels in search of adventures to perform chivalrous deeds, uphold justice, and help the weak. The term evokes the image of a heroic, wandering warrior with a strong moral code.
   • A chivalrous person, a gallant: Can be used metaphorically to describe a person in modern times who acts in a particularly righteous, brave, and helpful manner, reminiscent of a knight's chivalry.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trong tiểu thuyết võ hiệp, các hiệp khách thường hành hiệp trượng nghĩa. (In martial arts novels, knights-errant often roam the land to uphold justice and righteousness.)
  • Anh ấy đã hành động như một hiệp khách, bảo vệ người yếu thế. (He acted like a gallant knight, protecting the vulnerable.)

Advanced Usage

• "Tinh thần hiệp khách": The chivalrous spirit; the ethos of a knight-errant.
  • Anh ta có tinh thần hiệp khách, luôn sẵn sàng giúp đỡ mọi người. (He has a chivalrous spirit, always ready to help people.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hiệp sĩ (n): Knight. This is a more direct translation and is commonly used interchangeably with "hiệp khách," though "hiệp sĩ" can also refer specifically to European knights.
  • Truyện về các hiệp sĩ bàn tròn rất nổi tiếng. (Stories about the Knights of the Round Table are very famous.)

Synonyms

• Knight-errant: A knight traveling in search of adventure.
• Gallant: A man who is notably brave, heroic, and chivalrous.
• Chivalrous person: Someone embodying the qualities of chivalry, such as honor, courtesy, and courage.

Related Phrases

• Hành hiệp trượng nghĩa: To roam the land doing chivalrous deeds; to be a knight-errant.
  • Chàng trai mơ ước được hành hiệp trượng nghĩa khắp thiên hạ. (The young man dreamed of roaming the world as a knight-errant doing righteous deeds.)

Related Idioms

• Giương cao ngọn cờ hiệp nghĩa: To raise the banner of chivalry and righteousness; to champion a just cause.
  • Vị tướng ấy giương cao ngọn cờ hiệp nghĩa, chiêu mộ anh hùng khắp nơi. (That general raised the banner of chivalry, recruiting heroes from all over.)

1. Knight, knight-errant