tế bần

tế bần

Một nhà hảo tâm đang tế bần cho những người khó khăn.

Definition

  1. Verb (archaic):

    • To relieve the poor; to give alms to the poor: The act of providing material assistance, such as food or money, to impoverished people. This term is primarily used in historical or formal/religious contexts.

  2. Noun (compound):

    • Poorhouse; almshouse; charitable shelter: An institution established to house and care for the destitute. It is almost always used in the compound form "nhà tế bần."
Usage Examples

  • Verb:

    • Các nhà hảo tâm thường tổ chức phát cháo để tế bần. (The philanthropists often organize porridge distribution to relieve the poor.)
    • Hội từ thiện có hoạt động tế bần vào mỗi dịp lễ. (The charity organization has activities to give alms to the poor on every holiday.)

  • Noun (in compound form "nhà tế bần"):

    • Ông cụ sống trong nhà tế bần của thành phố. (The old man lives in the city's poorhouse.)
    • Ngôi nhà tế bần này được xây dựng từ thế kỷ trước. (This almshouse was built in the previous century.)
Advanced Usage
  • The term "tế bần" carries a formal, charitable, and somewhat antiquated nuance. In modern, everyday language, phrases like "cứu trợ người nghèo" (to aid the poor) or "làm từ thiện" (to do charity work) are more common for the verbal meaning.
  • The compound "nhà tế bần" remains the standard term for a historical or traditional charitable shelter, though modern equivalents might be called "trung tâm bảo trợ xã hội" (social protection center).
Variants and Related Words
  • Nhà tế bần (n): Poorhouse, almshouse. The primary compound form of this word.
  • Tế (v, archaic): To make a ritual offering (often to spirits or gods). "Tế bần" extends this concept to an offering for the poor.
  • Bần (adj/n, literary): Poor, poverty. A literary term for poverty or a poor person.
Synonyms
  • To relieve the poor: To give aid to impoverished people.
  • To give alms: To give money or food to the poor, often out of charity.
  • Poorhouse: A charitable institution providing housing for the needy.
Related Idioms
  • Phát gạo tế bần: To distribute rice to relieve the poor. A common phrase describing a traditional charitable act.
    • Hội chùa tổ chức phát gạo tế bần cho dân nghèo trong vùng. (The pagoda association organizes rice distribution to relieve the poor in the area.)

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