Definition

1. Noun (archaic/literary):
   • The whole people; the entire populace; all the people. This term refers collectively to every person within a nation or community, emphasizing unity and totality. It carries a formal, classical, and often poetic tone.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Vua trị vì vì sự thịnh vượng của muôn dân. (The king reigns for the prosperity of the whole people.)
  • Lệnh của nhà vua đã được truyền đến muôn dân. (The king's decree was disseminated to all the people.)
  • Muôn dân cùng chung một lòng. (All the people share the same heart/mind.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily found in historical, literary, or formal rhetorical contexts, such as in classical texts, proclamations, or patriotic speeches. It is not used in everyday modern conversation.

Variants and Related Words

• Bách tính (n): (archaic/literary) the common people, the hundred surnames.
• Thiên hạ (n): (literary) the world, everyone under heaven; often refers to the populace or society at large.
• Toàn dân (n): the entire people; a more modern and commonly used synonym.

Synonyms

• The populace
• The masses
• The citizenry
• The common people (in a collective sense)

Related Idioms

• Muôn dân trăm họ: A classical idiom meaning "all the clans and every family," used to emphasize the entirety of the nation's population.
  • Ngày lễ lớn, muôn dân trăm họ đều vui mừng. (On the great holiday, all the clans and every family rejoice.)

1. (từ cũ) The whole people