phạt vạ

Thân thiện

Một người đàn ông phải nộp một con lợn để phạt vạ vì vi phạm quy định của làng.

Definition

1. Verb (archaic):
   • To punish by imposing a fine: To penalize someone, typically by requiring a payment of money or goods, for violating established village conventions, rules, or customs. This term originates from traditional communal justice systems.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Người vi phạm luật làng bị phạt vạ nặng. (The person who broke the village law was punished by a heavy fine.)
  • Theo tục lệ cũ, ai gây mất đoàn kết sẽ bị phạt vạ. (According to old customs, anyone causing disunity would be punished by a fine.)

Advanced Usage

• The concept of "phạt vạ" is deeply rooted in the historical context of Vietnamese agricultural communes. The fine was not merely a financial penalty but also a social and symbolic act to restore communal harmony and reinforce shared norms.

Variants and Related Words

• Bị phạt vạ (v): to be fined (under traditional rules).
  • Ông ấy bị phạt vạ vì đã chăn trâu để trâu phá hoại lúa của dân làng. (He was fined because he let his buffalo graze and destroy the village's rice fields.)

Synonyms

• Fine (verb): to impose a monetary penalty.
• Penalize: to subject to a penalty for an offense.

Related Idioms

• While "phạt vạ" itself is a specific term, it relates to the traditional idiom "phép vua thua lệ làng" (the king's law yields to village customs), which underscores the authority of local rules and customs where such fines were administered.

Học thuật

1. (từ cũ) Punish by a fine, fine