Definition

Noun: - Fine customs and beautiful traditions: A compound noun referring to the pure, elegant, and morally sound customs and social practices that are considered the valuable cultural heritage of a community or nation. It emphasizes wholesome traditions that contribute to social harmony and cultural beauty.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Lễ hội làng là dịp để gìn giữ thuần phong mỹ tục. (The village festival is an occasion to preserve fine customs and beautiful traditions.)
  • Mỗi dân tộc đều có những thuần phong mỹ tục riêng. (Every ethnicity has its own fine customs and beautiful traditions.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in formal, literary, or educational contexts to discuss cultural preservation, ethical values, and national identity.
• It can be used as a standard or ideal against which modern social practices are sometimes measured or evaluated.

Variants and Related Words

• Phong tục tập quán (n): Customs and practices; a more general term for traditions without the inherent positive moral judgment of thuần phong mỹ tục.

  • Phong tục tập quán vùng này rất đa dạng. (The customs and practices of this region are very diverse.)

• Truyền thống tốt đẹp (n): Beautiful traditions; a common phrase with a similar meaning but a slightly less formal and classical tone.

  • Cha ông để lại nhiều truyền thống tốt đẹp. (Our ancestors left behind many beautiful traditions.)

Synonyms

• Exemplary customs: Customs that serve as a perfect model.
• Noble traditions: Traditions characterized by high moral qualities.
• Wholesome practices: Social practices that are morally beneficial and healthy.

Related Idioms

• Gìn giữ nếp nhà: To preserve the family's traditional ways of conduct. This idiom relates to maintaining thuần phong mỹ tục at the family level.

  • Các cụ luôn dạy con cháu phải gìn giữ nếp nhà. (The elders always teach their descendants to preserve the family's traditional ways.)

• Uống nước nhớ nguồn: (To drink water, remember the source). This proverb about gratitude is often cited as a core example of a thuần phong mỹ tục.

  • "Uống nước nhớ nguồn" là một thuần phong mỹ tục của dân tộc ta. ("When you drink water, remember the source" is a fine custom and beautiful tradition of our people.)

noun

1. fine (good) custom