hồng quân

Thân thiện

Hồng quân duyệt binh trên quảng trường rộng lớn.

Definitions

1. Noun (Literary, Archaic):
   • Heaven, the Creator, Fate: In classical Vietnamese literature, "hồng quân" is a poetic and archaic term referring to Heaven, the Creator, or the force that governs fate and destiny.
   • Red Army: In a historical context, it refers to the Soviet Red Army.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Heaven/Fate):
  • "Hồng quân với khách hồng quần, Đã xoay đến thế còn vần chưa tha." (Nguyễn Du) (Heaven and the rosy-garmented guest, Having turned things so, does it still not relent?)
  • Trong thơ cổ, "hồng quân" thường được nhắc đến như một đấng tạo hóa. (In ancient poetry, "hồng quân" is often mentioned as a creator.)
• Noun (Red Army):
  • "Hồng quân Liên Xô đã góp phần quan trọng vào chiến thắng phát xít." (The Soviet Red Army played an important role in the victory over fascism.)
  • Đây là một thuật ngữ lịch sử chỉ quân đội của Liên bang Xô-viết. (This is a historical term for the army of the Soviet Union.)

Advanced Usage

• "Khách hồng quân": A classical literary phrase. "Khách" (guest) here refers to a person, and "hồng quân" refers to Heaven/Fate. The phrase poetically describes a person as being subject to or interacting with the whims of fate.
  • Nguyễn Du tự xem mình như một "khách hồng quân". (Nguyễn Du saw himself as a "guest of fate".)

Variants and Related Words

• Ông trời (n): Heaven, God (common, colloquial equivalent for the "creator" sense).
• Tạo hóa (n): The Creator, nature (more formal/literary).
• Vận mệnh (n): Destiny, fate.
• Hồng quân Xô-viết (n): Soviet Red Army (full historical term).

Synonyms

• For Heaven/Fate:
• For Red Army:

Notes on Usage

• Register: When used to mean "Heaven" or "Fate," the word is highly literary and archaic. It is almost exclusively found in classical poetry (like that of Nguyễn Du) or in modern writing that deliberately uses a classical style. It is not used in everyday conversation.
• Historical Context: When used to mean "Red Army," it is a historical term specific to the 20th century, primarily associated with the Soviet Union. This usage is also considered dated.

Học thuật

1. (từ cũ; nghĩa cũ; văn chương) Heaven
   • "Hồng quân với khách hồng quân" (Nguyễn Du)
     Heaven and the fairs, heaven in its treatment of the fairs.
2. (từ cũ; nghĩa cũ) Red army (of the Soviet Union)