nối dõi
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Definition
- Verb:
- To continue the ancestral line: The primary meaning of "nối dõi" is to carry on the family lineage, ensuring the family name and bloodline are passed to the next generation, typically through male offspring.
- To perpetuate the family line: It implies the responsibility of maintaining the continuity of one's family and ancestors.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Người con trai trưởng có trách nhiệm nối dõi tông đường. (The eldest son has the responsibility to continue the ancestral line.)
- Ước nguyện của ông cụ là có cháu đích tôn để nối dõi. (The old man's wish is to have a grandson to carry on the lineage.)
- Áp lực nối dõi trong một số gia đình truyền thống rất lớn. (The pressure to perpetuate the family line is very high in some traditional families.)
Advanced Usage
- "nối dõi tông đường": This is a very common and formal four-word idiom that specifically means "to continue the ancestral line of the family."
- Anh ấy cảm thấy gánh nặng vì phải nối dõi tông đường. (He feels the burden of having to continue his family's ancestral line.)
Variants and Related Words
Nối nghiệp (v): to succeed in someone's career or trade, to take over the family business.
- Cậu ấy học y để nối nghiệp cha. (He studies medicine to follow in his father's footsteps.)
Kế thừa (v): to inherit (can refer to property, title, or legacy).
- Kế thừa di sản của tổ tiên. (To inherit the legacy of one's ancestors.)
Synonyms
- Continue the lineage: To carry on the family line.
- Perpetuate the family name: To ensure the family name continues.
- Carry on the bloodline: To pass on the genetic lineage.
Related Idioms
- Nối dõi tông đường: As mentioned above, this is the full, idiomatic expression for continuing the family line.
- Kẻ nối dõi: Refers to "the successor" or "the one who continues the line."
- Tìm kẻ nối dõi xứng đáng. (To find a worthy successor to the lineage.)
- Continue the ancestral line, carry on the lineage