thế nghiệp

Ông ấy đang suy nghĩ về thế nghiệp của gia đình.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Ancestral inheritance / patrimony: Property, status, or a trade passed down from one's ancestors or forefathers. This is an archaic term.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Gia đình ấy giữ gìn thế nghiệp đã mấy đời. (That family has preserved the ancestral inheritance for several generations.)
  • Ông ấy kế tục thế nghiệp của dòng họ. (He succeeded to the family's patrimony.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "thế nghiệp" is primarily found in classical or literary texts and is rarely used in modern everyday Vietnamese.

Variants and Related Words

• Gia nghiệp (n): Family estate or property.
  • Họ bán hết gia nghiệp. (They sold all the family estate.)
• Tổ nghiệp (n): Ancestral profession or business.
  • Anh ấy theo đuổi tổ nghiệp. (He pursues the ancestral profession.)

Synonyms

• Heritage: Property that is or may be inherited.
• Patrimony: Property inherited from one's father or ancestor.
• Legacy: Something handed down from an ancestor or predecessor.