tỵ tổ
Definition
- Noun:
- Founder of a doctrine or school of thought (archaic): A person who originates and establishes a particular theory, philosophy, or system of ideas. This term is primarily used in historical or formal literary contexts.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Darwin được coi là tỵ tổ của thuyết tiến hóa. (Darwin is considered the founder of the theory of evolution.)
- Ông ấy được tôn vinh như một tỵ tổ trong ngành triết học đó. (He is honored as a founding figure in that school of philosophy.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "tỵ tổ" is considered archaic in modern Vietnamese. In contemporary writing and speech, words like "người sáng lập" (founder), "ông tổ" (progenitor), or "cha đẻ" (father) of a theory are more commonly used.
Variants and Related Words
Ông tổ (n): A more common term for progenitor, founder, or originator of a craft, trade, or lineage.
- Ông được xem là ông tổ của nghề gốm. (He is regarded as the progenitor of the pottery craft.)
Người sáng lập (n): The founder.
- Người sáng lập ra công ty này rất nổi tiếng. (The founder of this company is very famous.)
Synonyms
- Founder: A person who establishes an institution, theory, or organization.
- Originator: Someone who creates or initiates something new.
- Progenitor: A direct ancestor; an originator of a line of thought.
Related Idioms
- Khai sơn phá thạch: Literally "to open the mountain and break the stone," meaning to be a pioneer or to found something from nothing.
- Vị tỵ tổ đó đã khai sơn phá thạch cho cả một học thuyết mới. (That founding figure pioneered an entirely new doctrine.)