xưng
Definition
- Verb:
- To declare; to proclaim: To formally announce a title, status, or identity for oneself.
- To call oneself; to address oneself as: To use a specific term (like a kinship term, title, or name) to refer to oneself when speaking to others.
- To confess; to admit: To acknowledge or admit to something, often a fault or a crime.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Ông ấy xưng là bác sĩ. (He declared himself to be a doctor.)
- Cháu phải xưng "con" với người lớn. (A child must address themselves as "con" to adults.)
- Bị cáo xưng tội trước tòa. (The defendant confessed to the crime in court.)
Advanced Usage
- "xưng hô": the act of addressing one another; forms of address.
- Tiếng Việt có hệ thống xưng hô rất phức tạp. (Vietnamese has a very complex system of forms of address.)
- "xưng tội": to confess one's sins (often in a religious context).
- Người đó vào nhà thờ để xưng tội. (That person went into the church to confess.)
Variants and Related Words
- Xưng tên (v): to state one's name.
- Mời bạn xưng tên trước khi phát biểu. (Please state your name before speaking.)
- Tự xưng (v): to call oneself; to claim to be.
- Hắn tự xưng là chuyên gia. (He claims to be an expert.)
Synonyms
- Declare: to announce formally.
- Call oneself: to use a particular name or title.
- Confess: to admit to a wrongdoing.
Related Idioms
- Xưng danh tính: to reveal one's identity.
- Kẻ lạ mặt không chịu xưng danh tính. (The stranger refused to reveal their identity.)
- Xưng bá xưng vương: to proclaim oneself a hegemon or king; to act in an arrogantly domineering manner.
- Hắn ta cứ thích xưng bá xưng vương trong nhóm. (He always likes to act like a tyrant in the group.)