Definition

Noun: * Parents, guardians: Refers to a person or people who have the primary responsibility for raising and educating a child, typically the father and mother. It is a formal and respectful term, often used in educational or official contexts. The word is a Sino-Vietnamese compound from "phụ" (father) and "huynh" (elder brother), historically implying the male head of the family, but its modern usage is gender-neutral and equivalent to "parents."

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Nhà trường sẽ tổ chức một cuộc họp cho phụ huynh vào tuần tới. (The school will organize a meeting for parents next week.)
  • Mọi phụ huynh đều mong muốn con cái mình được học tập trong môi trường tốt nhất. (All parents want their children to study in the best environment.)
  • Giáo viên chủ nhiệm cần liên lạc với phụ huynh của em học sinh đó. (The homeroom teacher needs to contact that student's parents/guardians.)

Advanced Usage

• "Phụ huynh học sinh": This is the full, formal term commonly used in educational settings, literally "parents of students." It is often abbreviated as "PHHS."
  • Hội phụ huynh học sinh đã đóng góp kinh phí để sửa chữa thư viện. (The parents' association contributed funds to repair the library.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cha mẹ (noun): Parents. This is the more common, everyday term compared to the more formal "phụ huynh."
  • Cha mẹ tôi đều là giáo viên. (My parents are both teachers.)
• Người giám hộ (noun): Legal guardian. Used in legal contexts for someone who is not necessarily the biological parent but has legal responsibility.
  • Trong trường hợp cha mẹ mất, người giám hộ sẽ có trách nhiệm thay thế. (In case the parents pass away, the legal guardian will take over the responsibility.)

Synonyms

• Bố mẹ (noun): Mom and dad. An informal, affectionate term.
• Song thân (noun, literary): Parents. A formal, literary term meaning "both parents."

Related Phrases/Compounds

• Cuộc họp phụ huynh: Parent-teacher meeting.
  • Cô giáo thông báo kết quả học tập tại cuộc họp phụ huynh. (The teacher announced the academic results at the parent-teacher meeting.)
• Ý kiến phụ huynh: Parental opinion/feedback.
  • Nhà trường rất coi trọng ý kiến phụ huynh. (The school highly values parental feedback.)

noun

1. father and elder brother