tam tộc
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Definition
- Noun:
- Three lineages/clans: A traditional Vietnamese term referring to the three primary family lines of an individual: the father's clan, the mother's clan, and the wife's clan (or, in some historical contexts, the paternal, maternal, and spousal lineages).
- Historical/Legal Context: This term is most famously associated with the severe punishment "tru di tam tộc" (exterminate/execute to the third degree of kinship), a collective punishment system in ancient feudal law where the three clans of a condemned person could be executed.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Hình phạt tru di tam tộc là một hình phạt tàn khốc trong luật pháp phong kiến. (The punishment of exterminating the three clans was a cruel punishment in feudal law.)
- Khái niệm "tam tộc" bao gồm họ nội, họ ngoại và họ vợ của một người. (The concept of "tam tộc" includes a person's paternal, maternal, and wife's clans.)
Advanced Usage
- "Tru di tam tộc": To exterminate/execute the three clans (of a convict). This is a set historical phrase.
- Nhà vua ra lệnh tru di tam tộc kẻ phản nghịch. (The king ordered the extermination of the three clans of the rebel.)
Variants and Related Words
- Cửu tộc (noun): Nine clans/lineages. An even more extensive concept of familial relations, sometimes referenced in historical contexts of collective punishment.
- Họ hàng (noun): Relatives, kin. A general modern term for extended family.
Synonyms
- Ba họ: Three clans (a direct, simpler synonym).
- Tam đại: Three generations (refers to generations like grandparents, parents, and children, which is a different concept but sometimes confused).
Notes on Meaning
- The term "tam tộc" is archaic and is almost exclusively used in historical, legal, or literary contexts today. It is not used in everyday modern conversation about family.
- The specific composition of the "three clans" can vary slightly depending on the historical source or interpretation, but the core concept of the three major familial branches remains constant.
noun
- three lines of ancestry