Definition

1. Verb:
   • To re-enlist: The primary meaning of "tái ngũ" is for a former soldier, who has been discharged or demobilized, to voluntarily or by order re-enter active military service.
   • To be recalled to active duty: It can also refer to the process where a military veteran is formally called back to serve in the armed forces, often during times of mobilization or national need.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Sau khi hòa bình lập lại, nhiều cựu binh tình nguyện tái ngũ. (After peace was restored, many veterans volunteered to re-enlist.)
  • Ông ấy nhận được lệnh động viên và phải tái ngũ. (He received a mobilization order and had to be recalled to active duty.)
  • Anh ấy quyết định tái ngũ sau hai năm xuất ngũ. (He decided to re-enlist after two years of being discharged.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is specific to military and official contexts. It implies a return to a previous state of service ("tái" means again, "ngũ" refers to the ranks or military service).

Variants and Related Words

• Xuất ngũ (v): to be discharged from military service.
  • Anh ấy đã xuất ngũ vào năm ngoái. (He was discharged from the army last year.)
• Tại ngũ (v): to be in active military service.
  • Hiện tại, anh trai tôi đang tại ngũ. (Currently, my brother is in active service.)

Synonyms

• Re-enlist: to enlist again in the armed forces.
• Be recalled: to be officially called back to duty.

Related Idioms

• While "tái ngũ" itself is a specific term, it is sometimes used figuratively in casual speech to humorously describe returning to a demanding job or routine, though this is not a standard idiom.

verb

1. to re-engage, to re-enlist