Definition

1. Noun:
   • Ward: An administrative subdivision within a city or urban district in Vietnam, equivalent to a precinct or neighborhood.
   • Guild (archaic): A historical association of artisans or merchants practicing the same craft or trade.
   • Troupe, Band: A group of people, especially performers, united by a common activity.
   • Lot, Bunch (derogatory): A group of people, often used pejoratively to imply they are of a low or dishonest character.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Ward):
  • Gia đình tôi sống ở phường Bến Nghé. (My family lives in Ben Nghe ward.)
  • Ủy ban nhân dân phường sẽ giải quyết giấy tờ này. (The ward's People's Committee will handle this paperwork.)
• Noun (Guild - archaic):
  • Phường thợ gốm này có lịch sử hàng trăm năm. (This pottery guild has a history of hundreds of years.)
• Noun (Troupe):
  • Phường chèo đó biểu diễn rất hay. (That cheo opera troupe performed very well.)
• Noun (Derogatory):
  • Đừng tin họ, họ chỉ là một phường lừa đảo. (Don't trust them; they're just a bunch of swindlers.)

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used in formal administrative contexts (ward) or in historical/cultural discussions (guild, troupe). The derogatory usage is colloquial.

Variants and Related Words

• Khu phố (n): A smaller neighborhood or block within a (ward).
• Phường hội (n): An association or society, often carrying the older meaning of a guild or fraternity.
• Hội (n): Association, club, or society, generally broader than .

Synonyms

• Ward: administrative district, precinct.
• Guild: association, union, corporation (archaic).
• Troupe: company, band, group.
• Bunch (derogatory): lot, pack, crowd.

Related Idioms

• Một phường mê tín: A superstitious lot.
  • Họ tin đủ thứ, đúng là một phường mê tín. (They believe in all sorts of things; they're truly a superstitious lot.)
• Cùng một phường: To be of the same (often bad) kind; birds of a feather.
  • Tên trộm và kẻ mua đồ chắp vá là cùng một phường. (The thief and the fence are birds of a feather.)

noun

1. group; giuld; ang
   • phường buôn
     merchant guild. ward