khuôn vàng
Definition
- Noun:
- Golden rule / exemplary standard: A metaphor for a perfect, ideal, or highly esteemed model or standard of behavior, morality, or tradition that should be followed.
- Noble and proper conduct: Refers to refined, dignified, and virtuous manners or customs associated with a respectable, often aristocratic, upbringing.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Gia đình ấy sống theo khuôn vàng thước ngọc. (That family lives by golden rules and jade standards.)
- Cô ấy được dạy dỗ trong khuôn vàng của một gia đình quý tộc cũ. (She was educated within the exemplary standards of an old noble family.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is almost exclusively used in the fixed, classical idiom "khuôn vàng thước ngọc" (golden rules and jade standards), which intensifies the meaning of perfect, virtuous models and principles.
Variants and Related Words
- Khuôn phép (n): rules, regulations, discipline.
- Mọi thành viên phải tuân theo khuôn phép của gia đình. (All members must follow the family's rules.)
- Thước ngọc (n): jade standard; part of the compound idiom meaning a perfect measure or criterion.
Synonyms
- Paragon: a model of excellence.
- Exemplar: a typical or ideal example.
- Code of conduct: a set of rules outlining social norms.
Related Idioms
- Khuôn vàng thước ngọc: Golden rules and jade standards; a classical idiom denoting the highest, most perfect models of virtue, propriety, and behavior.
- Truyền thống gia đình họ là khuôn vàng thước ngọc cho cả làng. (Their family tradition is the golden standard for the whole village.)