hồi trang

Thân thiện

Một người đàn ông trở về hồi trang để thăm gia đình.

Definition

1. Verb (archaic, literary):
   • To return to one's native country or homeland: The word "hồi trang" specifically describes the act of going back to one's birthplace or ancestral land. It carries a formal, classical tone and is often found in older literature or historical contexts.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Sau mười năm lưu lạc, ông ấy quyết định hồi trang. (After ten years of wandering, he decided to return to his native country.)
  • Giấc mơ hồi trang của người lính xa quê. (The dream of returning home of a soldier far from his homeland.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is almost exclusively used in written Vietnamese, particularly in historical narratives, classical poetry, or formal prose to evoke a sense of nostalgia and final return.
• It implies a permanent or significant return, not just a temporary visit.

Variants and Related Words

• Hồi hương (verb): A more modern and commonly used synonym meaning "to repatriate" or "to return to one's homeland."
• Về quê (verb phrase): The standard, everyday phrase meaning "to go back to the countryside/home village."

Synonyms

• Trở về quê hương: To return to the homeland.
• Quy cố hương (very literary): To go back to the old homeland.

Related Idioms/Phrases

• While "hồi trang" itself is not typically part of a larger idiom, the concept is central to many classical literary themes concerning exile, nostalgia, and the journey home.

Học thuật

1. (từ cũ; nghĩa cũ) Return to one's native country