Definition

1. Noun:
   • Great effort, extraordinary labor: Refers to immense, remarkable, or exceptional effort expended to achieve something.
   • Remarkable achievement, feat: Refers to a result or accomplishment that is outstanding due to the skill, effort, or ingenuity involved.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Việc hoàn thành dự án này là một kỳ công của cả đội. (Completing this project was a remarkable feat by the whole team.)
  • Anh ấy đã bỏ ra nhiều kỳ công để nghiên cứu đề tài đó. (He expended a lot of extraordinary effort to research that topic.)

Advanced Usage

• "coi/ xem như là một kỳ công": to consider/regard as a remarkable achievement.
  • Việc xây dựng tòa nhà này trong sáu tháng được coi là một kỳ công. (Building this structure in six months is regarded as a remarkable feat.)

Variants and Related Words

• Công lao (n): Merit, contribution (often for long-term dedication, not necessarily "extraordinary").
• Thành tựu (n): Achievement, accomplishment (a more general term).
• Kỳ tích (n): Miracle, marvel, prodigious feat (emphasizes the miraculous or astonishing aspect even more strongly than ).

Synonyms

• Feat: An achievement that requires great courage, skill, or strength.
• Exploit: A notable or heroic act.
• Tour de force: A performance or achievement that has been accomplished with great skill.

Notes on Different Meanings

• The word kỳ công functions primarily as a noun in modern Vietnamese. While it can be translated as "wonderful" in some contexts (e.g., "kỳ công của khoa học" - the wonders/exploits of science), this is an attributive use of the noun meaning "remarkable achievements." It is not commonly used as a standalone adjective like "tuyệt vời" (wonderful). Its core meaning revolves around the concept of great effort leading to an exceptional result.

adjective

1. exploit; wonderful