ra người
Definition
- Idiomatic Verb Phrase:
- To become a decent/respectable person: To develop or mature into a person of good character, meeting societal or familial expectations of propriety and worthiness.
- To be worthy of being called a man/person: To act in a manner that is honorable, responsible, and befitting of an adult human being.
Usage Examples
- Idiomatic Verb Phrase:
- Bố mẹ luôn mong muốn nuôi con cho ra người. (Parents always wish to bring up their children to become decent people.)
- Sau bao nhiêu năm bôn ba, giờ nó mới thực sự ra người. (After so many years of wandering, now he has truly become a respectable person.)
- Hành động như thế không ra người chút nào. (Acting like that is not worthy of a man/person at all.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase is often used in evaluative or admonishing contexts, commenting on someone's moral or social development.
- It can be used negatively in the structure "" (to not be a proper person) to express strong disapproval of someone's behavior or character.
Variants and Related Words
- Đồ không ra người (n): A contemptuous term meaning "a worthless person" or "someone not fit to be called a human."
- Hắn ta là đồ không ra người. (He is a worthless person.)
Synonyms
- To mature into a good person: To grow up to have a sound character.
- To become respectable: To attain a status deserving of esteem.
- To be honorable: To act with principles and integrity.
Related Idioms
- Nuôi con cho ra người: A common idiom meaning "to raise one's children to become decent, upstanding people." This is the most frequent collocation for this phrase.
- Công lao lớn nhất của cha mẹ là nuôi con cho ra người. (The greatest merit of parents is to raise their children to become decent people.)
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Become a decent person, become a respectable person
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Nuôi con cho ra ngườiTo bring up one's children into decent people
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Be worthy of being a man
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