kỳ hào

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Local tyrant and despot: A term referring to the class of powerful and oppressive landlords and local bullies in the traditional Vietnamese countryside, who often exploited peasants.
   • Village magnate: Denotes influential, and typically corrupt, figures who held socio-economic power in a rural commune.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tầng lớp kỳ hào thường áp bức nông dân. (The class of local tyrants often oppressed the peasants.)
  • Chế độ phong kiến tồn tại cùng với giới kỳ hào. (The feudal regime existed alongside the local despots.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "kỳ hào" is primarily historical and sociological, used to describe a specific oppressive social stratum in pre-modern Vietnamese agrarian society. It carries a strong negative connotation of injustice and abuse of power.

Variants and Related Words

• Địa chủ (n): Landlord.

  • Địa chủ và kỳ hào thường là một. (Landlords and local tyrants were often the same.)

• Cường hào (n): Local bully/despot. (This is a core component of the compound term "kỳ hào").

  • Tên cường hào đó chiếm đoạt ruộng đất. (That local despot seized land.)

Synonyms

• Local tyrant
• Village despot
• Oppressive landlord

Related Concepts

• Phong kiến (Feudalism): The socio-economic system in which kỳ hào were a key oppressive element.
• Áp bức (Oppression): The action typically associated with kỳ hào.