phản quốc

Definition

1. Noun:

   • Treason; betrayal of one's country: The crime of acting against the interests or security of one's own nation, often by aiding its enemies or attempting to overthrow its government.

2. Adjective (Attributive):

   • Treasonous; traitorous: Describing an act, person, or activity that constitutes or involves treason.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Hành động của hắn bị kết tội phản quốc. (His actions were convicted as treason.)
  • Luật pháp nghiêm khắc xử lý tội phản quốc. (The law deals severely with the crime of treason.)

• Adjective:

  • Chúng bị cáo buộc về một âm mưu phản quốc. (They were accused of a treasonous plot.)
  • Hắn được xem là một kẻ phản quốc. (He is considered a traitor.)

Advanced Usage

• The term carries the utmost severity and moral condemnation in Vietnamese, implying a profound betrayal of the nation and its people.
• It is often used in legal, political, and historical contexts to describe the most serious crimes against the state.

Variants and Related Words

• Kẻ phản quốc (n): traitor.
  • Lịch sử lên án những kẻ phản quốc. (History condemns traitors.)
• Hành động phản quốc (n): act of treason.
• Tội phản quốc (n): the crime of treason.

Synonyms

• Treason: The crime of betraying one's country.
• Betrayal: The act of being disloyal, especially to one's country.
• Traitorous: Characteristic of a traitor.

Related Idioms

• Phản bội Tổ quốc: To betray the Fatherland. This is a synonymous and equally strong phrase.
  • Không ai tha thứ cho việc phản bội Tổ quốc. (No one forgives the betrayal of the Fatherland.)