Definition

1. Noun:
   • Proclamation; Call to Arms: A formal, often historical, written appeal or declaration issued by a leader, typically a military commander or sovereign, to rally soldiers or the populace to a cause, especially to resist an invasion or fight in a war. It is characterized by its stirring, persuasive, and motivational rhetoric.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Vị tướng soạn một bản hịch để kêu gọi binh sĩ chiến đấu. (The general composed a proclamation to call upon his soldiers to fight.)
  • "Hịch tướng sĩ" của Trần Hưng Đạo là một áng văn bất hủ. (The "Proclamation to the Officers" by Trần Hưng Đạo is an immortal literary work.)
  • Lời lẽ trong bản hịch rất hùng hồn và đanh thép. (The language in the proclamation is very eloquent and resolute.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "hịch" is primarily used in a historical or literary context. In modern Vietnamese, it is not used for contemporary official documents (which would be - declaration, - communiqué, or - appeal/call). Its use evokes a sense of antiquity, patriotism, and urgent mobilization.

Variants and Related Words

• Hịch tướng sĩ (n): A specific, famous historical proclamation (literally "Proclamation to the Officers").
• Chiếu (n): An imperial edict or decree, issued by a monarch, typically for administrative purposes rather than solely for mobilization.
• Tuyên ngôn (n): A declaration (e.g., Declaration of Independence - ).

Synonyms

• Proclamation: A formal public announcement.
• Call to arms: A summons to engage in active warfare or a cause.
• Manifesto: A published declaration of intentions, but less militaristic than "hịch".
• Appeal: A serious or urgent request.

Related Idioms

• Hịch truyền ba: (Literally: the proclamation spreads far and wide) Meaning the call to action is disseminated everywhere and widely heeded.

noun

1. proclamation