hủ
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Old-fashioned and narrow-minded: Describes a person who is rigidly attached to outdated customs, ideas, or ways of thinking, and is unwilling to accept new or different perspectives. It implies a lack of openness and progressiveness.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Ông ấy là một người rất hủ. (He is a very old-fashioned and narrow-minded person.)
- Tư tưởng hủ ấy không còn phù hợp với xã hội hiện đại. (That narrow-minded ideology is no longer suitable for modern society.)
- Đừng có hủ như vậy, hãy cởi mở đón nhận cái mới. (Don't be so narrow-minded; be open to new things.)
Advanced Usage
"hủ nho": An old-fashioned, pedantic Confucian scholar. This is a specific historical/cultural term.
- Nhân vật phản diện trong truyện thường là một tên hủ nho. (The villain in the story is often an old-fashioned pedantic scholar.)
"hủ lậu": Archaic and backward. This compound emphasizes being outdated and stagnant.
- Những tập tục hủ lậu cần được loại bỏ. (Archaic and backward customs need to be eliminated.)
Variants and Related Words
Hủ tục (n): An outdated and bad custom.
- Hủ tục ma chay cưới xin đã được cải tiến nhiều. (Outdated customs regarding funerals and weddings have been much improved.)
Hủ nho (n): See "Advanced Usage" above.
Hủ lậu (adj): See "Advanced Usage" above.
Synonyms
- Bảo thủ (adj): Conservative (can be neutral or negative, but less pejorative than "hủ").
- Cổ hủ (adj): Antiquated, obsolete (similar meaning, often used for ideas or things).
- Lạc hậu (adj): Backward, lagging behind (emphasizes falling behind the times).
Antonyms
- Tiến bộ (adj): Progressive.
- Cấp tiến (adj): Advanced, progressive.
- Hiện đại (adj): Modern.
- Cởi mở (adj): Open-minded.
Notes on Usage
- The word "hủ" is inherently negative and critical. It is used to disparage someone's thinking or attitudes as being stubbornly outdated.
- It is often used in a socio-cultural context to criticize traditionalists who oppose change or modernization.
- While historically used to describe scholars ("ông đồ hủ"), it can be applied to anyone with a rigid, old-fashioned mindset today.
- Old-fashioned and narrow-minded
- Ông đồ hủAn old-fashioned and narrow-minded scholar