Definition

1. Noun (archaic):

   • Father and son: Refers to the pair or the relationship between a father and his son.
   • Paternal love: The deep affection, bond, and sentiment between a father and his son.

2. Noun (botany, pharmacology):

   • Aconite: A poisonous plant (genus Aconitum), also known as monkshood or wolfsbane. Its tuberous roots are used in traditional medicine.

Usage Examples

• Noun (relationship):

  • Tình phụ tử là thiêng liêng. (Paternal love is sacred.)
  • Mối quan hệ phụ tử của họ rất gắn bó. (Their father-son relationship is very close.)

• Noun (plant):

  • Phụ tử là một vị thuốc Đông y, nhưng rất độc. (Aconite is a traditional medicine herb, but it is very poisonous.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "phụ tử" is considered literary or archaic in modern Vietnamese when referring to the familial relationship. In contemporary everyday language, "cha con" is more commonly used.
• In traditional contexts like literature or formal writing, "phụ tử" evokes a classical, profound sense of the paternal bond.

Variants and Related Words

• Phụ mẫu (n): Father and mother; parents.
• Tử phụ (n): Son and father (less common, can be used for stylistic variation).
• Cây phụ tử (n): The aconite plant.

Synonyms

• Father and son: Cha con.
• Paternal love: Tình cha con.
• Aconite: Cây ô đầu, hoàng phụ tử (other botanical names).

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Phụ tử tình thâm: Deep father-son affection.
  • Câu chuyện kể về phụ tử tình thâm. (The story tells of deep father-son love.)
• While not a standalone idiom, the term is often used in classical phrases and literary contexts to denote the central Confucian family relationship.

1. (từ cũ) Father and son
   • Tình phụ tử
     Love between father and son.
2. (thực vật, dược học) Aconite