Definition

Noun: 1. Discipline, order, rules: Refers to a system of rules, regulations, or principles that govern behavior and maintain order within a group, organization, or society. It emphasizes structure, obedience, and proper conduct. 2. Laws, statutes: Can refer to established laws or legal frameworks, especially in a historical or formal context, that form the foundation of social order.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Nhà trường cần duy trì kỷ cương nghiêm minh. (The school needs to maintain strict discipline.)
  • Một xã hội phát triển phải dựa trên nền tảng kỷ cương vững chắc. (A developed society must be based on a solid foundation of order and rules.)
  • Ông ấy là người rất coi trọng kỷ cương gia đình. (He is a person who highly values family discipline.)

Advanced Usage

• "thiết lập kỷ cương": to establish discipline/order.
  • Vị tân giám đốc bắt đầu bằng việc thiết lập kỷ cương trong công ty. (The new director started by establishing discipline within the company.)
• "kỷ cương phép nước": the laws and discipline of the nation; the legal order of the state. This is a fixed phrase emphasizing national law and order.
  • Mọi hành vi vi phạm đều bị trừng trị theo kỷ cương phép nước. (All violations are punished according to the laws of the land.)

Variants and Related Words

• Kỷ luật (noun): Discipline (often more specific to rules within an organization, school, or military, and can imply punishment for violations).
  • Anh ấy bị kỷ luật vì đi làm muộn. (He was disciplined for being late to work.)
• Quy củ (noun): Rules, regulations, established norms (often implies tradition and customary practices).
  • Làng xã ngày xưa thường có những quy củ rất riêng. (Villages in the past often had their own specific rules and norms.)
• Phép tắc (noun): Rules, manners, etiquette.
  • Cô ấy dạy con cái rất biết phép tắc. (She teaches her children to have good manners.)

Synonyms

• Trật tự (noun): Order.
• Nề nếp (noun): Routine, discipline, good habits (often used for families or small groups).
• Luật lệ (noun): Laws, regulations.

Related Idioms

• "Trên kính dưới nhường": This idiom describes a respectful and orderly hierarchy, which is a cultural ideal related to maintaining kỷ cương. It means those above are respected, and those below are yielded to/accommodated.
  • Một gia đình có kỷ cương thường là gia đình biết "trên kính dưới nhường". (A family with discipline is often one that knows "to respect superiors and yield to inferiors".)

noun

1. laws; rules