phải cách
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Definition
Adjective:
- Proper, decent, correct: Describes behavior, conduct, or actions that are appropriate, morally upright, and conform to accepted social or ethical standards.
- In due form, in order: Describes documents, procedures, or formalities that are correctly executed and meet all necessary legal or official requirements.
Adverb:
- Properly, correctly, decently: Describes the manner in which an action is performed, indicating it is done in a correct or appropriate way.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- Cách cư xử của anh ấy rất phải cách. (His manner of conduct is very proper.)
- Chúng tôi cần những giấy tờ phải cách để hoàn tất thủ tục. (We need the documents to be in due form to complete the procedure.)
Adverb:
- Mọi việc phải được tiến hành cho phải cách. (Everything must be carried out properly.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in formal or legal contexts to emphasize correctness and adherence to rules. It carries a connotation of not just superficial correctness, but also inherent propriety.
Variants and Related Words
- Phải phép (adj): lawful, permissible, within the rules.
- Đúng cách (adj/adv): correct, in the right way.
- Chỉnh tề (adj): neat, tidy, orderly (often in appearance or arrangement).
Synonyms
- Proper: conforming to established standards of behavior or manners.
- Decent: conforming with generally accepted standards of respectability.
- Correct: free from error; in accordance with fact or truth.
- In order: appropriately arranged or prepared.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Ăn ở phải cách: to conduct oneself properly; to lead a decent life.
- Gia đình ấy ăn ở rất phải cách với mọi người. (That family conducts themselves very properly with everyone.)