xuất ngũ
Definition
- Verb:
- To be discharged from military service: The primary meaning of "xuất ngũ" refers to the formal process of completing one's mandatory or voluntary term of service in the armed forces and leaving active duty.
- To be demobilized: Specifically describes the release of personnel from military service, often back into civilian life, following the end of a conflict or the completion of a service contract.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Anh ấy đã xuất ngũ sau hai năm phục vụ trong quân đội. (He was discharged from the military after two years of service.)
- Hàng ngàn binh sĩ được xuất ngũ khi chiến tranh kết thúc. (Thousands of soldiers were demobilized when the war ended.)
- Sau khi xuất ngũ, cô ấy bắt đầu học đại học. (After being discharged, she started university.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in official, administrative, or legal contexts related to military and veteran affairs.
- It implies a formal, honorable completion of service, distinct from desertion or dismissal.
Variants and Related Words
Nhập ngũ (v): to enlist, to be conscripted into the military.
- Anh trai tôi vừa nhập ngũ. (My older brother just enlisted.)
Phục viên (v): a near-synonym meaning to be demobilized or retire from military service.
- Ông ấy đã phục viên với quân hàm đại tá. (He was demobilized with the rank of colonel.)
Synonyms
- Be discharged: To be officially released from service.
- Be demobilized: To be released from military service, especially after a war.
- Leave the army: A more general phrase for departing military service.
Related Idioms and Phrases
Làm thủ tục xuất ngũ: to complete discharge procedures.
- Anh ấy đang làm thủ tục xuất ngũ. (He is completing his discharge procedures.)
Giấy chứng nhận xuất ngũ: discharge papers.
- Anh ấy giữ cẩn thận giấy chứng nhận xuất ngũ. (He keeps his discharge papers carefully.)