vong quốc

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A lost nation / a perished state: Refers to a country that has ceased to exist as an independent, sovereign entity, typically due to conquest, annexation, or collapse.
   • A state of national loss / ruin: Describes the condition or catastrophe of a nation being destroyed or subjugated.

2. Adjective (Attributive):

   • National-subjugating / nation-destroying: Used to describe an action, event, or force that causes the loss of a nation's sovereignty. Often found in compound terms.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Lịch sử ghi lại số phận bi thảm của nhiều vong quốc. (History records the tragic fate of many lost nations.)
  • Nỗi đau vong quốc ám ảnh dân tộc đó hàng thế kỷ. (The pain of national ruin haunted that people for centuries.)

• Adjective (Attributive):

  • Họ đã trải qua một bi kịch vong quốc. (They experienced a nation-destroying tragedy.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "vong quốc" is classical and literary, carrying a heavy, solemn connotation. It is frequently encountered in historical, political, or poetic contexts discussing fallen civilizations, colonialism, or profound national trauma.
• It often forms part of set phrases to denote concepts related to the loss of statehood.

Variants and Related Words

• Vong quốc nô (n): A slave of a lost nation; a person subjugated after their country's fall.

  • Kẻ xâm lược biến những người yêu nước thành vong quốc nô. (The invaders turned patriots into slaves of a lost nation.)

• Vong quốc chi thống (n): The pain (or grief) of losing one's nation.

  • Bài thơ thể hiện nỗi vong quốc chi thống sâu sắc. (The poem expresses profound grief for the lost nation.)

Synonyms

• Fallen nation: A nation that has been defeated and lost its sovereignty.
• Subjugated state: A country under foreign domination.
• National ruin: The complete collapse or destruction of a nation.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Vong quốc chi bi: The sorrow of a lost nation.

  • Vở kịch là một bản anh hùng ca về vong quốc chi bi. (The play is an epic of the sorrow of a lost nation.)

• Thân làm vong quốc nô: To live as a slave of a conquered nation (expressing the ultimate despair of losing national identity and freedom).

  • Thà chết còn hơn thân làm vong quốc nô. (Better to die than to live as a slave of a lost nation.)