sen đầm

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Definition
  1. Noun (Historical):
    • Gendarme: A member of a military force charged with police duties, especially in France and some other European countries. The term is historically used in Vietnamese to refer to French colonial gendarmes.
    • International Policeman: A critical term for a powerful nation or alliance that unjustly intervenes in the internal affairs of other countries, claiming to act as a global police force.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • Trạm sen đầm được đặt ở ngã tư. (The gendarme station was placed at the crossroads.)
    • Một số cường quốc tự phong mình là "sen đầm quốc tế". (Some superpowers appoint themselves as the "international policeman.")
Advanced Usage
  • The term "sen đầm" is an archaic borrowing from the French word . Its usage today is almost exclusively historical or figurative.
  • "Sen đầm quốc tế" is a fixed political phrase used in critical discourse to describe hegemonic interventionism.
Variants and Related Words
  • Hiến binh (n): Another, more formal term for gendarme or military police.
  • Cảnh sát (n): The modern, general term for police.
  • Cảnh sát dã chiến (n): Riot police; a closer modern equivalent in function to historical gendarmes.
Synonyms
  • Gendarme
  • Military Policeman
  • International Policeman (figurative, critical)
Related Idioms
  • Làm sen đầm / Lên mặt sen đầm: To act like a policeman; to boss others around or interfere officiously.
    • Anh ta không có quyền lên mặt sen đầm với chúng tôi. (He has no right to act like a policeman with us.)
  1. Gendarme