nam sử

Nam sử ghi lại những sự kiện quan trọng của đất nước.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Vietnamese history: The historical records, chronicles, or study of the nation of Vietnam. This term is an older, literary way to refer specifically to the history of Vietnam, as opposed to the general history of other nations or regions.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông cụ nghiên cứu nam sử rất sâu. (The old man studies Vietnamese history very deeply.)
  • Cuốn sách này viết về nam sử thời kỳ đầu. (This book is written about early Vietnamese history.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "nam sử" is considered classical and is more likely to be encountered in formal, academic, or literary contexts. In modern Vietnamese, "lịch sử Việt Nam" is the standard and more common phrase.

Variants and Related Words

• Quốc sử (n): national history. This is a broader term that can refer to the national history of any country, not exclusively Vietnam.
  • Ông là một học giả về quốc sử. (He is a scholar of national history.)

Synonyms

• Vietnamese history: The history of Vietnam.
• Annals of Vietnam: Historical records of Vietnam.

Related Idioms

• : To be recorded in Vietnamese history; to become a part of the nation's historical record, often for a significant achievement or event.
  • Chiến thắng đó đã được ghi vào nam sử. (That victory was recorded in Vietnamese history.)