trụ thạch
Definition
- Noun (Archaic):
- Pillar; cornerstone; mainstay: A person who bears a crucial responsibility or plays a foundational, indispensable role in an organization, community, or nation. This term is used metaphorically to describe someone of great stability and importance.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Ông ấy được coi là một trụ thạch của ngành giáo dục. (He is considered a pillar of the education sector.)
- Các bậc lão thành chính là trụ thạch của quốc gia. (The elders are the cornerstones of the nation.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "trụ thạch" is primarily used in formal, literary, or historical contexts. In modern Vietnamese, synonyms like "trụ cột" (pillar) or "nền tảng" (foundation) are more common when referring to people.
Variants and Related Words
- Trụ cột (n): pillar, mainstay. (Modern, common equivalent).
- Bà là trụ cột của cả gia đình. (She is the pillar of the whole family.)
Synonyms
- Pillar: a person who is a chief supporter of an institution or movement.
- Cornerstone: an indispensable and fundamental basis of something.
- Mainstay: a person or thing on which something else is based or depends.
- Bedrock: the fundamental principles on which something is based.
Related Idioms
- Trụ cột tinh thần: spiritual pillar.
- Người thầy ấy là trụ cột tinh thần của bao thế hệ học trò. (That teacher is the spiritual pillar for many generations of students.)