quân ngũ
Definition
- Noun:
- The military ranks; the army's ranks and files: Refers to the organized structure of personnel within an armed force, including the hierarchy of soldiers and officers. It denotes the collective body of troops arranged in order.
- Military service: Can refer to the state of being an active member of the armed forces.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Anh ấy đã phục vụ lâu năm trong quân ngũ. (He served for many years in the military ranks.)
- Kỷ luật là yếu tố then chốt trong quân ngũ. (Discipline is a key element within the army ranks.)
- Sau khi tốt nghiệp, anh ấy nhập quân ngũ. (After graduating, he entered military service.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in formal or official contexts to discuss military structure, discipline, and service.
- "Tình quân ngũ": Comradeship or brotherhood-in-arms; the special bond formed between soldiers in military service.
- Họ giữ tình quân ngũ sâu sắc suốt đời. (They maintained a deep brotherhood-in-arms for life.)
Variants and Related Words
- Quân đội (n): Army, military forces. A broader term for the armed forces as an institution.
- Quân đội Việt Nam anh hùng. (The heroic Vietnamese Army.)
- Ngũ ngũ (n): This is a less common, more poetic reduplication emphasizing orderly rows or ranks, not exclusively military.
Synonyms
- Military ranks: The hierarchical order within the armed forces.
- Armed forces: The combined military services of a nation.
- Service: Active duty in the military.
Related Idioms
- Nhập ngũ: To enlist, to join the army.
- Thanh niên đủ tuổi phải thực hiện nghĩa vụ nhập ngũ. (Eligible youths must fulfill their enlistment duty.)
- Xuất ngũ: To be discharged from military service.
- Sau ba năm, anh ấy đã xuất ngũ. (After three years, he was discharged from the army.)
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Army ranks, army ranks and files
