phiến động
Definition
- Verb (archaic):
- To instigate to violence; to stir to violence: The act of inciting or urging others to carry out violent or rebellious actions, typically against established authority.
- To foment trouble; to agitate: The act of provoking unrest, disorder, or insurrection.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Bọn phản động tìm cách phiến động quần chúng. (The reactionaries sought to instigate the masses to violence.)
- Hành động đó có mục đích phiến động nhân tâm. (That action aimed to stir up public sentiment to violence.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is marked as archaic () in modern Vietnamese. In contemporary contexts, words like "kích động" (to incite) or "xúi giục" (to instigate) are more commonly used for similar meanings.
- It often appears in historical or political texts describing subversive activities against a state or ruling power.
Variants and Related Words
- Kích động (v): to incite, to provoke. A more modern and common synonym.
- Chúng kích động bạo loạn. (They incited a riot.)
- Xúi giục (v): to instigate, to egg on.
- Hắn xúi giục thanh niên phá hoại. (He instigated the youths to vandalism.)
Synonyms
- Instigate: to bring about or initiate (an action or event), often a negative one.
- Incite: to encourage or stir up (violent or unlawful behavior).
- Foment: to instigate or foster (discord or rebellion).
- Agitate: to campaign or stir up public concern about an issue, often leading to unrest.
Related Idioms
- Phiến loạn: to rebel, to revolt. This is a related term describing the state of rebellion that "phiến động" aims to cause.
- Âm mưu phiến loạn đã bị bại lộ. (The plot to rebel was exposed.)
-
(từ cũ) Instigate to violence, stir to violence
