Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Archaic or antiquated: Refers to customs, ideas, or objects that are extremely old-fashioned, outdated, and no longer suitable for the present time.
   • Obsolete: Describes something that is out of use, having been replaced by modern equivalents.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Những tư tưởng trần hủ đó cần được loại bỏ. (Those antiquated ideas need to be eliminated.)
  • Phong tục trần hủ này không còn phù hợp nữa. (This archaic custom is no longer appropriate.)
  • Đó là một luật lệ trần hủ. (That is an obsolete regulation.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "trần hủ" is itself considered a literary or somewhat archaic word in modern Vietnamese, often used in formal or critical writing to strongly condemn something as backward.

Variants and Related Words

• Cổ hủ (adj): Archaic, obsolete. A more commonly used synonym with a very similar meaning.
  • Lối suy nghĩ cổ hủ. (An archaic way of thinking.)

Synonyms

• Outdated: No longer current or modern.
• Antiquated: Old-fashioned or outdated.
• Obsolete: No longer produced or used; out of date.

Related Idioms

• Tư tưởng trần hủ: Archaic/obsolete ideology.
  • Không thể chấp nhận tư tưởng trần hủ trong xã hội ngày nay. (Archaic ideology cannot be accepted in today's society.)