Definition

1. Adjective (Attributive):
   • Patriotic: Having or expressing a deep love, devotion, and loyalty to one's country. It describes a person, action, or sentiment characterized by this love.
2. Noun (in compound forms):
   • The concept or quality of patriotism. When used in certain noun phrases, it denotes the abstract idea of love for one's country.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Anh ấy là một nhà văn yêu nước. (He is a patriotic writer.)
  • Họ có tinh thần yêu nước rất cao. (They have a very strong patriotic spirit.)
• Noun (in compound forms):
  • Lòng yêu nước là một giá trị truyền thống. (Patriotism is a traditional value.)
  • Tình yêu nước được thể hiện qua hành động. (Love for one's country is expressed through actions.)

Advanced Usage

• "chủ nghĩa yêu nước": patriotism (as an ideology or doctrine).
  • Chủ nghĩa yêu nước là nguồn sức mạnh to lớn. (Patriotism is a great source of strength.)

Variants and Related Words

• Yêu nước thương nòi (idiomatic phrase): To love one's country and cherish one's people; denotes deep-rooted national sentiment.
  • Bài hát đó ca ngợi tinh thần yêu nước thương nòi. (That song praises the spirit of loving the country and its people.)

Synonyms

• Patriotic: devoted to one's country.
• Nationalistic: having strong feelings of pride in and devotion to one's nation (can sometimes imply superiority, unlike the generally positive ).

Related Idioms

• Yêu nước, yêu nhà: To love the country, to love the home; emphasizing that love for the nation begins with love for one's own family and household.
  • Cụ dạy con cháu phải biết yêu nước, yêu nhà. (The elder taught his descendants to know how to love their country and their home.)