phản cách mạng
Definition
Adjective:
- Counter-revolutionary: Describes a person, group, activity, or ideology that actively opposes or seeks to overthrow a revolution or a revolutionary government.
Noun:
- Counter-revolutionary: A person who engages in or supports activities aimed at opposing or destroying a revolution.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- Họ bị buộc tội có âm mưu phản cách mạng. (They were accused of having counter-revolutionary plots.)
- Tư tưởng phản cách mạng bị nghiêm cấm. (Counter-revolutionary ideology is strictly prohibited.)
Noun:
- Những kẻ phản cách mạng đã bị bắt giữ. (The counter-revolutionaries were arrested.)
- Anh ta bị coi là một phản cách mạng. (He is considered a counter-revolutionary.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is strongly associated with historical and political contexts, particularly in discussions of revolutions and post-revolutionary state security.
- It often carries a severe negative connotation and implies treason against the revolutionary cause.
Variants and Related Words
- Hoạt động phản cách mạng (n): Counter-revolutionary activities.
- Chính quyền đàn áp mọi hoạt động phản cách mạng. (The government suppresses all counter-revolutionary activities.)
Synonyms
- Counter-revolutionary (adj/n): Opposing a revolution.
- Reactionary (adj/n): Opposing political or social progress or reform. (Note: "Reactionary" can be broader but is often used similarly in context.)
Related Concepts
- Cách mạng (n): Revolution. This is the root concept which "phản cách mạng" directly opposes.
- Chống đối (v): To oppose. A more general term for opposition.