Definition

1. Noun:
   • Housework; domestic skills traditionally associated with women: Refers to tasks and crafts historically considered the domain of women within the family and home, such as sewing, cooking, embroidery, and other household management skills.
   • Feminine occupations; women's work: Can refer more broadly to skills, trades, or educational subjects specifically taught to or associated with women.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cô ấy rất giỏi về nữ công. (She is very skilled at traditional feminine crafts/housework.)
  • Môn nữ công từng là một phần trong chương trình giảng dạy. (The subject of domestic science/women's work was once part of the curriculum.)
  • Bà tôi có nữ công rất khéo léo. (My grandmother has very deft domestic skills.)

Advanced Usage

• The term nữ công carries historical and cultural connotations, often reflecting traditional gender roles. In modern contexts, its use might be seen as dated or stereotypical.
• It can be part of compound terms referring to specific domains or organizations, such as in historical or formal contexts.

Variants and Related Words

• Nữ công gia chánh: A more modern compound term meaning "home economics" or "domestic science," often used in an educational context.
• Công, dung, ngôn, hạnh: An old Confucian-inspired phrase outlining the "four virtues" for women, where công (skill) is synonymous with nữ công, referring to domestic skill and diligence.

Synonyms

• Việc nhà: Housework, chores (a more neutral, modern term).
• Công việc nội trợ: Housekeeping work.
• Thêu thùa, may vá: Sewing and embroidery (specific skills under nữ công).

Related Phrases

• Giỏi nữ công: To be good at feminine domestic skills.
• Dạy nữ công: To teach domestic science/women's work.

Related Idioms

• While there is no direct idiom with nữ công itself, the concept is embedded in traditional sayings about women's roles, such as the aforementioned "công, dung, ngôn, hạnh" (virtues of skill, appearance, speech, and conduct).

noun

1. housework ;feminine occupations