huân nghiệp
Definition
- Noun:
- Meritorious career; illustrious achievements: "Huân nghiệp" refers to a distinguished career or great accomplishments, often accumulated over a long period and bringing honor and glory. It is an archaic, literary term.
- Feat of merit; grand exploit: Specifically denotes a significant, praiseworthy deed or a series of such deeds that establish one's reputation.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Ông ấy đã lập nên một huân nghiệp vẻ vang cho dòng họ. (He established a glorious and meritorious career for his family lineage.)
- Huân nghiệp của các vị tướng lĩnh được sử sách ghi chép đầy đủ. (The illustrious achievements of the generals are fully recorded in the history books.)
Advanced Usage
"Lập huân nghiệp": to establish meritorious deeds; to build a distinguished career.
- Ông ta dành cả đời để lập huân nghiệp. (He spent his whole life building a distinguished career of merit.)
"Huân nghiệp lẫy lừng": resounding/celebrated achievements.
- Vị anh hùng đó có một huân nghiệp lẫy lừng. (That hero has a celebrated record of great exploits.)
Variants and Related Words
- Công nghiệp (n): (archaic/literary) great work, grand achievement. Often used similarly in historical texts.
- Chiến công (n): military feat, victory in battle. This is a more specific and modern term.
- Thành tích (n): achievement, accomplishment. A common, modern synonym.
Synonyms
- Công lao: merit, contribution.
- Thành tựu: accomplishment, success.
- Kỳ tích: feat, extraordinary achievement.
Related Phrases
- "Gây dựng cơ nghiệp": to build a career/foundation. While "cơ nghiệp" refers more to an estate or foundation, this phrase shares the concept of building something significant over time.
- "Sự nghiệp lừng lẫy": a brilliant career. A modern phrase with a similar laudatory meaning.
Related Idioms
- "Lưu danh sử sách": to have one's name recorded in the history books. This idiom is often the result of having "huân nghiệp".
- Nhờ huân nghiệp của mình, ông ấy đã lưu danh sử sách. (Thanks to his meritorious career, his name is recorded in the history books.)