thợ bạn
Definition
- Noun:
- Fellow craftsman / workmate: A person who works as a craftsman alongside another craftsman, typically in the same trade or workshop.
- Journeyman partner: Historically, within a feudal-era guild system, a craftsman who worked and shared profits with the master craftsman.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Anh ấy không chỉ là đồng nghiệp mà còn là một thợ bạn thân thiết của tôi. (He is not just a colleague but also a close fellow craftsman of mine.)
- Trong phường hội xưa, thợ bạn và thợ chủ cùng chia lời. (In the old guilds, the journeyman partner and the master craftsman shared the profits.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "thợ bạn" is considered somewhat archaic in modern Vietnamese and is primarily used in historical or specific traditional trade contexts. It implies a closer, more collaborative working relationship than the more general term (colleague).
Variants and Related Words
- Bạn nghề (n): A more modern term for a professional peer or someone in the same trade.
- Chúng tôi là bạn nghề, cùng hoạt động trong ngành mộc. (We are professional peers, both working in the carpentry trade.)
Synonyms
- Fellow artisan: A person engaged in a skilled trade.
- Workmate: A person who works with another.
- Journeyman: A trained worker who works for another.
Related Concepts
- Phường hội: Guild. The traditional trade association where the relationship between "thợ chủ" (master craftsman) and "thợ bạn" was formalized.
- Thợ chủ (n): Master craftsman; the owner of the workshop who partnered with the "thợ bạn".