Definition

1. Verb (literary/formal):
   • To give birth to and raise; to bear and bring up: Refers to the complete act of a parent bringing a child into the world and nurturing them to maturity. It emphasizes the dual aspects of biological creation and dedicated upbringing.
   • To create and establish; to found and build (figurative): Used metaphorically to describe the act of creating and developing something significant, such as an institution, a tradition, or a work of art.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Công ơn sinh thành dưỡng dục của cha mẹ thật lớn lao. (The gratitude for parents bearing, raising, and educating us is immense.)
  • Họ là những người đã sinh thành ra tổ chức này từ con số không. (They are the ones who created and built this organization from nothing.)

Advanced Usage

• "Ơn sinh thành" / "Công ơn sinh thành": A fixed noun phrase meaning "the debt of gratitude for being given life and upbringing." This is the most common usage.
  • Làm con phải biết đền đáp ơn sinh thành. (As children, we must know how to repay the debt of gratitude for our parents giving us life and raising us.)
• "Bậc sinh thành": A respectful noun phrase referring to "parents; the ones who gave you life and raised you."
  • Phải luôn kính trọng bậc sinh thành. (One must always respect one's parents.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sinh (verb): To give birth to; to be born; to generate.
  • sinh con (to give birth to a child)
• Thành (verb): To become; to complete; to build/establish.
  • thành lập (to establish/found)

Synonyms

• Sinh dưỡng (verb): To give birth to and nourish/raise.
• Sinh thành dưỡng dục (verb phrase): To give birth, raise, and educate (a more complete phrase).

Related Idioms

• Công cha như núi Thái Sơn, nghĩa mẹ như nước trong nguồn chảy ra: A proverb comparing a father's effort to a great mountain and a mother's love to water flowing from a source, often used alongside discussions of "ơn sinh thành" to illustrate the depth of parental sacrifice.

1. Give birth and a settled position tọ
   • Ơn bố mẹ sinh thành
     Gratitude for one's parents' giving birth and a settled position to one