thông lân
Definition
- Noun:
- Neighborly relations / neighborliness: Refers to the close, friendly, and harmonious relationship between neighbors or people living in proximity to one another.
- Good neighborliness: The state or quality of being a good neighbor, characterized by mutual assistance, understanding, and goodwill.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Hai gia đình sống với nhau rất có thông lân. (The two families live together with great neighborliness.)
- Giữ gìn thông lân là truyền thống tốt đẹp. (Maintaining good neighborly relations is a fine tradition.)
- Tình thông lân giữa họ thật đáng quý. (Their neighborly bond is truly precious.)
Advanced Usage
- The concept often implies a traditional, communal value where neighbors actively support and care for each other, extending beyond mere physical proximity to a sense of community responsibility.
Variants and Related Words
Láng giềng (n): neighbor (referring to the person or household).
- Láng giềng của tôi rất tốt bụng. (My neighbor is very kind.)
Hàng xóm (n): neighbor(s); a common synonym for "láng giềng."
- Cả hàng xóm đều đến giúp đỡ. (The whole neighborhood came to help.)
Synonyms
- Neighborliness: The friendly and helpful relationship between neighbors.
- Goodwill among neighbors: Mutual kindness and friendly feeling between people living nearby.
- Communal harmony: Peaceful and cooperative relations within a local community.
Related Idioms
- Tối lửa tắt đèn có nhau: (Literally: "To be together when the fire dies and the light goes out") An idiom describing neighbors who rely on and help each other in times of need or darkness, embodying the spirit of thông lân.
- Tình làng nghĩa xóm thể hiện qua câu "tối lửa tắt đèn có nhau". (Village sentiment and neighborly duty are expressed in the saying "to be together in times of darkness.")