quy ninh là về hỏi thăm sức khoẻ của cha mẹ

Definition

1. Phrase (Idiomatic Expression):
   • To return home to inquire after one's parents' health: A traditional Vietnamese idiom describing the act of returning to one's hometown or family home specifically to visit and ask about the well-being of one's parents. It embodies the Confucian value of filial piety (hiếu thảo).

Usage Examples

• Phrase:
  • Sau nhiều năm làm việc xa nhà, anh ấy quy ninh là về hỏi thăm sức khoẻ của cha mẹ. (After many years working far from home, he returned to inquire after his parents' health.)
  • Dù bận rộn đến đâu, tôi vẫn cố gắng quy ninh là về hỏi thăm sức khoẻ của cha mẹ mỗi dịp lễ. (No matter how busy I am, I try to return to inquire after my parents' health every holiday.)

Advanced Usage

• This phrase is often used in formal, literary, or reflective contexts to emphasize a deep sense of duty and familial love. It is more specific than a general visit home; it highlights the primary purpose of checking on parental health and showing respect.

Variants and Related Words

• Về thăm cha mẹ (v.phr): to return home to visit parents (a more general, common phrase).

  • Cuối tuần này tôi sẽ về thăm cha mẹ. (I will return home to visit my parents this weekend.)

• Báo hiếu (v): to show filial piety, to repay one's debt to parents.

  • Anh ấy làm việc chăm chỉ để báo hiếu cho cha mẹ. (He works hard to show filial piety to his parents.)

Synonyms

• To return home to see one's parents: A direct translation of the general action.
• To pay a filial visit: Emphasizes the cultural and respectful aspect of the visit.

Related Idioms

• Phụng dưỡng cha mẹ: to support and care for one's parents in their old age.

  • Con cái có trách nhiệm phụng dưỡng cha mẹ. (Children have the responsibility to support their parents.)

• Chữ Hiếu: the concept of filial piety.

  • "Chữ Hiếu" là nền tảng đạo đức quan trọng. (Filial piety is an important moral foundation.)