Definition

1. Noun:
   • Martial arts profession: A traditional career or lifelong pursuit centered on the practice, teaching, or performance of martial arts. It implies a deep, often professional, commitment to the skills and philosophy of fighting disciplines.
   • Military career (archaic): An older, less common meaning referring to a professional life in the military or bearing arms.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Theo đuổi nghề võ đòi hỏi kỷ luật cao. (Pursuing a martial arts profession requires high discipline.)
  • Ông ấy đã dành cả đời cho nghề võ. (He dedicated his whole life to the martial arts profession.)
  • Trong lịch sử, nghề võ còn chỉ việc làm quân nhân. (Historically, "nghề võ" also referred to being a soldier.)

Advanced Usage

• The term often carries a cultural weight, implying not just a job but a vocation or way of life ("the way of the martial artist") with its own code of ethics and conduct.

Variants and Related Words

• Võ nghiệp (n): A synonymous, slightly more formal term for a martial arts career.
• Nghề văn (n): A contrasting term meaning "literary career," historically paired with "nghề võ" to describe the two classic paths of scholarship and martial prowess.

Synonyms

• Martial arts career: A profession in martial arts.
• Military profession (archaic): The profession of being a soldier.

Related Idioms and Concepts

• "Văn võ song toàn": To be proficient in both literary and martial arts; to be well-rounded.
  • Vị tướng đó được ca ngợi là văn võ song toàn. (That general is praised for being accomplished in both civil and military arts.)
• The concept often appears in historical contexts, contrasting the path of the scholar ("nghề văn") with that of the warrior.

1. Military career; martial arts