Definition

1. Noun (historical/archaic):
   • The military, the armed forces: Refers to the collective institution or organization of a country's army or soldiers.
   • Military affairs, martial matters: Pertaining to the profession, life, or environment associated with soldiers and warfare.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông nội tôi từng phục vụ trong nhà binh. (My grandfather once served in the military.)
  • Những quy định nhà binh rất nghiêm khắc. (The military regulations are very strict.)
  • Truyền thống nhà binh của gia đình đó rất lâu đời. (That family's military tradition is very long-standing.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is considered archaic or old-fashioned in modern Vietnamese. It evokes a historical or literary context.
• It often carries a formal or institutional connotation, referring to the military as an establishment rather than individual soldiers.
• "Kẻ nhà binh": An old phrase meaning "a military man" or "someone from the military."
  • Cử chỉ của anh ta rất đúng kẻ nhà binh. (His demeanor is very fitting of a military man.)

Variants and Related Words

• Quân đội (n): The modern, standard term for "army" or "military."
• Binh lính (n): Soldiers, troops.
• Quân sự (adj/n): Military (as an adjective), military affairs.
• Võ quan (n, historical): Military official, officer.

Synonyms

• Quân đội: Army, military.
• Quân ngũ: The military ranks, the armed forces (also somewhat formal/literary).

Related Phrases

• Đi nhà binh: (Old phrase) To join the military, to become a soldier.
  • Cha anh ấy ngày trước đã đi nhà binh. (His father joined the military in the past.)
• Nhà binh nhà tướng: (Idiomatic) Referring to the military hierarchy or establishment as a whole.

1. (cũ) military