truyền khẩu
Definition
- Adjective:
- Oral / Spoken: Describes something that is passed down, communicated, or preserved through spoken words rather than written text.
- Verbal / By word of mouth: Refers to the method of transmission using speech.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Văn học truyền khẩu rất phong phú ở các dân tộc thiểu số. (Oral literature is very rich among ethnic minorities.)
- Câu chuyện này được lưu giữ theo hình thức truyền khẩu. (This story has been preserved through oral tradition.)
- Đó là một giai thoại truyền khẩu. (That is an anecdote passed down by word of mouth.)
Advanced Usage
- Used in formal contexts to describe cultural heritage, such as history, folklore, laws, or traditions that are transmitted orally across generations.
- Luật tục truyền khẩu của cộng đồng. (The oral customary laws of the community.)
Variants and Related Words
- Truyền miệng (adj): A more colloquial synonym meaning "by word of mouth."
- Tin tức lan truyền nhanh chóng theo cách truyền miệng. (The news spread quickly by word of mouth.)
Synonyms
- Oral: Using speech.
- Spoken: Communicated through speaking.
- Verbal: Relating to words, especially spoken words.
- By word of mouth: Through informal spoken communication.
Related Idioms
- While "truyền khẩu" itself is not typically part of a common idiom, it is the key concept in phrases describing oral tradition.
- Văn hóa truyền khẩu (Oral culture)
- Di sản truyền khẩu (Oral heritage)