thiên tả

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Left-leaning: Describing a political ideology, party, or person that favors liberal, progressive, or socialist policies, often emphasizing social equality, government intervention, and reform.
   • Left-wing: Pertaining to the section of the political spectrum associated with ideas of social equality and collective responsibility.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Chính sách của đảng đó được coi là thiên tả. (That party's policy is considered left-leaning.)
  • Ông ấy có quan điểm thiên tả về vấn đề phân phối của cải. (He holds left-wing views on wealth distribution.)
  • Tờ báo này có khuynh hướng thiên tả rõ rệt. (This newspaper has a clear left-leaning tendency.)

Advanced Usage

• Used primarily in political analysis and discourse to describe ideological positioning.
• Often contrasted with "thiên hữu" (right-leaning).

Variants and Related Words

• Thiên hữu (adj): Right-leaning; right-wing.

  • Họ là một nhóm thiên hữu. (They are a right-leaning group.)

• Khuynh tả (adj): Synonymous with "thiên tả," meaning having a leftist inclination.

  • Phong trào mang tính khuynh tả. (The movement has a leftist inclination.)

Synonyms

• Leftist: Advocating for left-wing political principles.
• Progressive: Favoring social reform and new, liberal ideas.
• Liberal (in a political context): Open to new behavior or opinions and favoring government action to promote social change.

Related Idioms

• While not a standalone idiom, the term is frequently used in the phrase "xu hướng thiên tả" (left-leaning trend).
  • Xu hướng thiên tả đang gia tăng trong giới trẻ. (A left-leaning trend is increasing among the youth.)