phá tân
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Definition
Verb: - To deflower; to take someone's virginity: The act of having sexual intercourse with someone for the first time, specifically causing them to lose their virginity. This term is almost exclusively used for females.
Usage
- This term is considered direct, clinical, and somewhat archaic or literary in modern Vietnamese. It is rarely used in polite or everyday conversation.
- It is typically used in a factual or descriptive context, often in historical, literary, or legal settings, rather than in casual speech.
Examples
- (The story is about a man who deflowered the girl and then left.)
- (In some ancient societies, deflowering had its own rituals.)
Advanced Usage / Notes
- The term carries a connotation of an act performed someone, often implying a lack of agency for the female subject. It is an older term that reflects traditional views on sexuality and virginity.
- In contemporary Vietnamese, phrases like "lần đầu quan hệ tình dục" (to have sexual intercourse for the first time) are more neutral and common.
Variants and Related Words
- Phá trinh: This is the more common and standard synonym for "phá tân". The meanings are identical. "Phá tân" is essentially a variant of "phá trinh".
- Hắn ta bị buộc tội vì hành vi phá trinh một thiếu nữ. (He was charged with deflowering a young woman.)
Synonyms
- Cướp đi sự trinh trắng: (Idiomatic) To take away someone's chastity.
- Làm mất trinh: To cause the loss of virginity. (More direct and colloquial than "phá tân").
Antonyms / Contrasting Concepts
- Giữ gìn trinh tiết: To preserve one's virginity/chastity.
- Trong trắng: Pure; chaste.
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