Definition

1. Noun:
   • Wealthy person; rich person; magnate: A person who possesses great wealth and property, often used in historical or literary contexts to describe a person of significant affluence.
   • Rich man; moneybags (archaic): An archaic term emphasizing a person's substantial material riches.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông ta là một phú hộ trong vùng. (He is a wealthy magnate in the region.)
  • Câu chuyện kể về một phú hộ keo kiệt. (The story tells of a miserly rich man.)
  • Tài sản của vị phú hộ đó là rất lớn. (That wealthy person's assets are vast.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "phú hộ" often carries a classical or narrative tone and is less common in modern everyday speech, where terms like or are more frequent.
• It can imply not just wealth but also a certain social standing or land ownership associated with historical periods.

Variants and Related Words

• Nhà giàu (n): rich family; wealthy person (modern, common).
• Đại gia (n): tycoon; magnate (modern, often for business elites).
• Tư sản (n): bourgeois; capitalist (socio-economic context).

Synonyms

• Rich person: A person having abundant wealth.
• Magnate: A person of great influence, especially in business.
• Wealthy individual: A person possessing considerable financial resources.

Related Idioms

• Giàu như phú hộ: As rich as Croesus; extremely wealthy.
  • Gia đình họ giàu như phú hộ. (Their family is as rich as Croesus.)