tự do chủ nghĩa

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • Libertarianism / Liberal Individualism: A tendency or attitude characterized by prioritizing personal freedom and individual choice above all else, often to the point of disregarding rules, discipline, or collective organization. It implies acting according to one's own preferences without constraint.

  2. Adjective:

    • Libertine / Unrestrained: Describing a person, behavior, or attitude that is undisciplined, disorganized, and acts on whim or personal desire without regard for structure or rules.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • Anh ta sống theo chủ nghĩa tự do chủ nghĩa, không thích bị ràng buộc bởi bất kỳ quy định nào. (He lives by a philosophy of libertarianism, disliking being bound by any regulations.)
    • Tự do chủ nghĩa trong công việc đôi khi dẫn đến hỗn loạn. (Libertarianism in work sometimes leads to chaos.)

  • Adjective:

    • Lối sống tự do chủ nghĩa của cậu ấy khiến mọi người lo lắng. (His libertine lifestyle worries everyone.)
    • Nhóm đó hoạt động rất tự do chủ nghĩa, không có kế hoạch cụ thể. (That group operates in a very unrestrained manner, without a concrete plan.)
Advanced Usage
  • Often used in a critical or pejorative sense within Vietnamese contexts to describe a negative lack of discipline, rather than a positive political philosophy like Western "liberalism."
  • Can describe an organizational culture that is chaotic due to the absence of rules and structure.
Variants and Related Words
  • Tự do (n/adj): Freedom; free. The core root word.
  • Chủ nghĩa tự do (n): Liberalism (often in a political or economic sense, which is a more formal and structured philosophy compared to the often informal and negative ).
Synonyms
  • Noun: Libertarianism, anarchic tendency, individualism.
  • Adjective: Undisciplined, unrestrained, unbridled, licentious, disorganized.
Related Idioms
  • Sống tự do chủ nghĩa: To live a libertine/unrestrained life.
    • Sau khi tốt nghiệp, nó sống tự do chủ nghĩa, đi du lịch khắp nơi không mục đích. (After graduating, he lived a libertine life, traveling everywhere without purpose.)