lữ
Definition
- Noun:
- Brigade: A military unit, typically consisting of several battalions and forming part of a division. This is the primary and most common meaning of "lữ" in modern Vietnamese, used as a shortened form of "lữ đoàn".
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Lữ tăng thiết giáp đã tiến vào vị trí. (The armored brigade has moved into position.)
- Anh ấy là chỉ huy của một lữ. (He is the commander of a brigade.)
Advanced Usage
- "Lữ" as a bound morpheme: In modern Vietnamese, "lữ" is almost exclusively used as a bound morpheme, meaning it typically appears in compound words and is rarely used alone in everyday speech. Its standalone use is primarily in military contexts.
- Các đơn vị cấp lữ đã nhận được lệnh. (Brigade-level units have received the order.)
Variants and Related Words
- Lữ đoàn (n): The full form, meaning "brigade".
- Lữ đoàn không quân 917 (The 917th Air Brigade)
- Lữ quán (n): An archaic or literary term for an inn or a lodging place. This is a separate word and not related to the military meaning.
- Nhà thơ dừng chân tại một lữ quán ven đường. (The poet stopped at a roadside inn.)
- Lữ khách (n): Traveler, wayfarer (literary).
- Lữ khách phương xa (A traveler from afar)
- Lữ hành (v): To travel, to journey (literary/formal).
- Đoàn người lữ hành qua sa mạc. (The group journeyed through the desert.)
Synonyms
- Đoàn (n): Group, corps. (Note: While "đoàn" can mean a large group, in a military context, "lữ đoàn" is the specific term for "brigade".)
- Đơn vị (n): Unit. (A more general term for any military formation.)
Important Note on Meaning
The word "lữ" has two distinct sets of meanings: 1. Modern Military Term: Its primary contemporary use is as a clipping of "lữ đoàn" (brigade). 2. Literary/Archaic Terms: In classical Sino-Vietnamese compounds, it relates to travel, lodging, or being a stranger (e.g., lữ quán, lữ khách, lữ thứ). These are considered separate lexical items and are not used interchangeably with the military term. In modern isolated usage, "lữ" almost always refers to the military unit.
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(như lữ đoàn) Brigade
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