phải phép
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Proper, correct, in accordance with rules or etiquette: Describes behavior, actions, or speech that follows established social norms, rules of conduct, or propriety.
- Polite, well-mannered: Indicates behavior that is respectful and appropriate within a given social or hierarchical context.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Con cái phải cư xử cho phải phép với cha mẹ. (Children must behave properly towards their parents.)
- Lời nói của anh ấy rất phải phép và tôn trọng. (His words were very proper and respectful.)
- Đến nhà người khác phải chào hỏi cho phải phép. (When visiting someone's house, one must greet them in a proper manner.)
Advanced Usage
- "cho phải phép": as a set adverbial phrase meaning "to be proper/polite", "for the sake of propriety", or "to do the right thing". It often implies an action is done more out of duty or convention than personal desire.
- Tôi mời họ dự tiệc cho phải phép, chứ không thật sự muốn. (I invited them to the party to be polite, not because I really wanted to.)
- Used to describe actions that fulfill a formal or social obligation.
- Anh ta đến thăm cho phải phép rồi về ngay. (He visited as a formality and then left immediately.)
Variants and Related Words
- Lễ phép (adj): Polite, well-mannered (often used specifically for children's behavior towards elders). (That child is very polite.)
- Phải lẽ (adj): Reasonable, justified. (What you say is very reasonable.)
- Phép tắc (n): Rules, regulations, etiquette. (Everyone must follow the rules.)
Synonyms
- Đúng mực: Proper, correct in manner.
- Lịch sự: Polite, courteous.
- Ngoan ngoãn: Well-behaved, obedient (often for children).
Related Phrases
- Ăn nói phải phép: To speak properly/politely.
- Trước mặt khách, con phải ăn nói phải phép. (In front of guests, you must speak politely.)
- Cư xử phải phép: To behave properly.
- Học sinh phải cư xử phải phép trong trường. (Students must behave properly in school.)
Related Idioms
- Trên kính dưới nhường: (Literally: Respect those above, yield to those below). This idiom encapsulates the concept of phải phép within hierarchical relationships, emphasizing respect and proper conduct.
- Gia đình ấy sống theo đạo trên kính dưới nhường. (That family lives by the principle of showing respect to superiors and deference to inferiors.)
- Conform to the rule of conduct