vong mệnh
Definition
- Verb (archaic):
- To flee one's homeland and seek refuge in a foreign land: This term specifically describes the act of abandoning one's native country due to danger, persecution, or calamity and taking shelter in another territory. It carries a classical, literary tone.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Sau cuộc binh biến, nhiều quan lại đã phải vong mệnh. (After the coup, many mandarins had to flee their homeland and seek refuge abroad.)
- Cả gia tộc vong mệnh sang nước láng giềng để tránh chiến tranh. (The entire clan fled their homeland to the neighboring country to avoid war.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "vong mệnh" is almost exclusively found in historical or literary contexts. In modern Vietnamese, phrases like "lưu vong" (to be exiled) or "tỵ nạn" (to seek asylum) are used instead.
Variants and Related Words
- Lưu vong (v): to be in exile, to live in a foreign land as a refugee, often for political reasons.
- Ông ấy sống cuộc đời lưu vong. (He lived a life in exile.)
- Tỵ nạn (v): to seek asylum, to take refuge.
- Họ xin quyền tỵ nạn chính trị. (They applied for political asylum.)
- Tha hương (v/n): to live in a foreign land; a foreign land.
- Cảm giác tha hương thật khó tả. (The feeling of living in a foreign land is hard to describe.)
Synonyms
- To go into exile: To be forced to leave one's country.
- To seek refuge: To find shelter or protection from danger.
- To flee one's country: To escape from one's nation.
Related Concepts
- Mất nước: to lose one's country; often refers to the loss of national sovereignty.
- Di cư: to migrate; a broader, more modern term for moving to another country, not necessarily under duress.