tục
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Definition
Noun:
- Custom, practice: A long-standing habit or tradition within a society or community.
- The mortal world; the secular world: The earthly realm, as opposed to the spiritual or immortal realm.
Adjective:
- Vulgar, coarse, crude: Refers to language, behavior, or content that is socially offensive, lacking refinement, or indecent.
- Secular, worldly: Pertaining to ordinary life and non-religious matters.
Usage Examples
Noun (Custom):
- Tục ăn trầu có từ lâu đời. (The custom of chewing betel is ancient.)
- Cô ấy quyết định hoàn tục. (She decided to return to secular life.)
Adjective (Vulgar):
- Đừng nói tục. (Don't use vulgar language.)
- Câu chuyện đó nghe rất tục. (That story sounds very crude.)
Adjective (Secular):
- Anh ấy quan tâm đến các vấn đề tục. (He is interested in worldly/secular matters.)
Advanced Usage
"phàm tục": mundane, ordinary (often contrasting with the sacred or pure).
- Anh ta không quan tâm đến những chuyện phàm tục. (He is not concerned with mundane matters.)
"tục lệ": custom, convention.
- Tục lệ địa phương này rất độc đáo. (This local custom is very unique.)
Variants and Related Words
Tục tĩu (adj): obscene, lewd. A stronger term for vulgarity.
- Lời nói tục tĩu bị cấm trên sóng truyền hình. (Obscene language is banned on television.)
Tục danh (n): secular name (e.g., the name given before becoming a monk/nun).
- Tục danh của sư thầy là Nguyễn Văn A. (The monk's secular name is Nguyen Van A.)
Synonyms
- Custom: tradition, practice, usage.
- Vulgar: crude, rude, obscene, coarse.
- Secular: worldly, earthly, profane (non-religious).
Related Idioms
Chuyện tục: a risqué or coarse story.
- Quán bar thường có những chuyện tục. (Bars often have coarse stories.)
Dân gian tục ngữ: folk proverb. (Note: "tục ngữ" is a compound noun meaning "proverb," where "tục" here relates to popular, folk wisdom.)
- Tục ngữ Việt Nam rất phong phú. (Vietnamese proverbs are very rich.)
noun
- practice, custom
adj
- worldly, secular vulgar, coarse