Definition

Noun: - Village headmaster (during the French colonial period): "Hương sư" refers to a teacher or educator who worked in a village during the French colonial era in Vietnam. This term is now considered archaic.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông nội tôi từng là một hương sư ở làng này. (My grandfather used to be a village headmaster in this village.)
  • Chức vụ hương sư đã không còn tồn tại từ lâu. (The position of village headmaster has not existed for a long time.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is used exclusively in historical contexts to describe the educational system and village administration during the French colonial period in Vietnam. It is not used in modern Vietnamese.

Variants and Related Words

• Giáo viên (n): Teacher. The modern, general term for a teacher.
• Giáo chức (n): Educational staff. A formal term for people working in the education sector.
• Lý trưởng (n): Village chief. A different village administrative role from the same historical period.

Synonyms

• Instituteur du village (French): The French term from which "hương sư" was derived.
• Làng giáo viên (descriptive): Village teacher (a descriptive phrase, not a historical title).

Notes on Usage

• The term "hương sư" is marked as archaic (từ cũ) and is only encountered in historical documents, literature, or discussions about the past. Using it in a contemporary context would be incorrect and confusing.

1. (từ cũ; nghĩa cũ) village headmaster (thời thuộc pháp)