Definition

1. Noun:
   • Moral principles, feudal code of conduct: "luân thường" refers to the traditional, often feudal, moral principles and codes of behavior that regulate human relationships and daily actions in society.

Usage

• "Luân thường" is a formal, literary noun. It describes the established, traditional moral order, particularly in a historical or Confucian context. It is often used in fixed phrases or when discussing ethical foundations.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ăn ở cho hợp với luân thường. (To live and behave in accordance with moral principles.)
  • Những giá trị luân thường đạo lý cần được gìn giữ. (The values of moral principles and ethics need to be preserved.)
  • Xã hội phong kiến đặt nặng vấn đề luân thường. (Feudal society placed great emphasis on the code of moral conduct.)

Advanced Usage

• "luân thường đạo lý": A common compound phrase meaning "moral principles and ethics," emphasizing the foundational rules of proper human behavior.
  • Câu chuyện ấy đi ngược lại luân thường đạo lý. (That story goes against all moral principles and ethics.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đạo đức (n): morality, ethics. (A more general, modern term for morality.)
• Lễ giáo (n): rites and moral teachings. (Often refers to Confucian rules of propriety.)
• Phép tắc (n): rules, regulations. (A broader term for rules of conduct.)

Synonyms

• Nguyên tắc đạo đức: moral principles.
• Quy tắc ứng xử: code of conduct.

Related Idioms

• "Đảo điên luân thường": To turn moral principles upside down; to describe a situation of extreme moral chaos or perversion.
  • Hành động của hắn thật là đảo điên luân thường. (His actions are a complete perversion of moral principles.)

1. Code of behaviour (feudal), moral principles
   • Ăn ở cho hợp với luân thường
     To behave in accordance with moraal principles