sao vàng

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The golden star: A five-pointed star in the color gold or yellow. This is the central emblem on the national flag of Vietnam, symbolizing the unity of the nation's workers, peasants, intellectuals, youth, and soldiers under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam.
   • The Golden Star Order: The highest state honor and military decoration awarded by the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (and later the Socialist Republic of Vietnam) for exceptional achievement or service to the nation.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Lá cờ đỏ sao vàng tung bay phấp phới. (The red flag with a golden star flutters proudly.)
  • Ông ấy là một anh hùng được tặng thưởng Huân chương Sao Vàng. (He is a hero who was awarded the Golden Star Order.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "sao vàng" is deeply symbolic and is often used metonymically to represent the Vietnamese nation, its government, or its revolutionary cause.
  • Họ chiến đấu vì màu cờ sao vàng. (They fought for the flag bearing the golden star.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cờ đỏ sao vàng (n): The official name of the Vietnamese national flag, meaning "red flag with a golden star."
  • "Cờ đỏ sao vàng" là quốc kỳ của Việt Nam. (The "red flag with a golden star" is the national flag of Vietnam.)
• Ngôi sao (n): A star (celestial body or star shape). "Sao vàng" is a specific type of "ngôi sao."

Synonyms

• Emblem: A symbolic object representing a nation.
• Order / Decoration: An official award or medal for merit.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Máu đỏ, da vàng: (Red blood, yellow skin) An idiom expressing Vietnamese national identity and spirit, often associated with the colors of the flag.
  • Dù ở đâu, chúng tôi vẫn nhớ mình là con dân nước Việt, máu đỏ da vàng. (Wherever we are, we remember we are Vietnamese, with red blood and yellow skin.)