Definition

1. Verb:

   • To rise up; to rebel: To engage in an organized, often armed, effort to overthrow an oppressive or reactionary authority. It implies a forceful and determined uprising.
   • To be rebellious; to be insurgent: Describes a state or spirit of defiance and resistance against established, often unjust, control.

2. Adjective (attributive):

   • Rebellious; insurgent: Used to describe a spirit, will, or character that is defiant and inclined to revolt against oppression.

Usage Examples

• Verb:

  • Nguyễn Nhạc và Nguyễn Huệ quật khởi ở Tây Sơn. (Nguyen Nhac and Nguyen Hue rose up in rebellion in Tay Son.)
  • Nhân dân quật khởi chống lại ách đô hộ. (The people rose up against the yoke of domination.)

• Adjective:

  • Tinh thần quật khởi của dân tộc được thể hiện qua các cuộc kháng chiến. (The rebellious spirit of the nation was demonstrated through the resistance wars.)
  • Họ có một ý chí quật khởi không thể khuất phục. (They possess an indomitable, insurgent will.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "quật khởi" carries a strong historical and political connotation, often associated with righteous struggles for national liberation or against tyrannical regimes. It is more formal and literary than the more common word "nổi dậy" (to rise up).

Variants and Related Words

• Khởi nghĩa (v/n): To revolt; an uprising. Often used for organized, large-scale rebellions.

  • Cuộc khởi nghĩa đã lan rộng khắp vùng. (The revolt spread throughout the region.)

• Nổi dậy (v): To rise up, to rebel. A more general and commonly used term.

  • Người dân nổi dậy khắp nơi. (The people rose up everywhere.)

Synonyms

• Rebel: To resist or defy an authority.
• Revolt: To take violent action against an established government or ruler.
• Rise up: To begin to oppose or fight against something unjust.
• Insurgent: A person fighting against a government or invading force; rebellious.

Related Idioms

• While "quật khởi" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is conceptually central to phrases describing national resistance.
• Tinh thần quật cường: An indomitable, tenacious spirit. This phrase shares the root "quật" and conveys a similar sense of unyielding strength.
  • Dân tộc Việt Nam có tinh thần quật cường. (The Vietnamese people have an indomitable spirit.)

verb

1. to rise up; to rebel
   • tinh thần quật khởi
     a rebellions spirit