Definition

1. Verb:
   • To found a nation: The primary meaning of "khai quốc" is the act of establishing or founding a new country or dynasty, marking its beginning.
   • To inaugurate a state: It refers to the foundational actions and events that lead to the creation of a sovereign state.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Vị vua đó được tôn vinh là vị anh hùng khai quốc. (That king is honored as the national founding hero.)
  • Triều đại này được khai quốc từ hơn 300 năm trước. (This dynasty was founded over 300 years ago.)

Advanced Usage

• "công thần khai quốc": founding merit subject. A term for individuals who made great contributions to the founding of a nation or dynasty.
  • Ông được liệt vào hàng công thần khai quốc của triều đại. (He is ranked among the dynasty's founding merit subjects.)

Variants and Related Words

• Khai sáng (v): to enlighten, to initiate an era of knowledge or culture. (Note: Different from "khai quốc," which is specifically about political founding.)
• Dựng nước (v): to build a country. A close synonym often used in similar historical contexts.

Synonyms

• To found: to establish or set up, especially an institution or state.
• To establish: to set up on a firm or permanent basis.
• To inaugurate: to begin or introduce formally, especially a system or period.

Related Idioms

• Khai quốc công thần: Founding fathers; the meritorious officials who helped found the nation.
  • Tên của các vị khai quốc công thần được khắc trên bia đá. (The names of the founding fathers are engraved on the stone stele.)