ái quốc
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Definition
Adjective:
- Patriotic: Having or expressing a deep love, devotion, and loyalty to one's country.
Noun (in compound forms):
- When combined with other words, it forms terms related to patriotism or a patriot. For example, nhà ái quốc means "a patriot."
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- Anh ấy là một người rất ái quốc. (He is a very patriotic person.)
- Tinh thần ái quốc của nhân dân được thể hiện rõ trong chiến tranh. (The people's patriotic spirit was clearly shown during the war.)
Noun (in compound form):
- Ông ấy được tôn vinh như một nhà ái quốc vĩ đại. (He is honored as a great patriot.)
Advanced Usage
- Chủ nghĩa ái quốc: Patriotism (the ideology or principle of being patriotic).
- Chủ nghĩa ái quốc là một giá trị cốt lõi. (Patriotism is a core value.)
Variants and Related Words
Lòng ái quốc (n): Patriotic sentiment, love for one's country.
- Bài hát đó khơi dậy lòng ái quốc. (That song stirs up patriotic sentiment.)
Tinh thần ái quốc (n): Patriotic spirit.
- Tinh thần ái quốc ấy thật đáng khâm phục. (That patriotic spirit is truly admirable.)
Synonyms
- Patriotic: Devoted to one's country.
- Nationalistic: Having strong feelings of pride in and support for one's country (can sometimes have a stronger, more exclusive connotation than "patriotic").
Related Concepts
- Yêu nước: This is the more common, everyday Vietnamese phrase meaning "to love one's country." "Ái quốc" is its Sino-Vietnamese equivalent, often used in more formal, literary, or ideological contexts.
- Chủ nghĩa dân tộc: Nationalism. This is a broader and sometimes more political ideology that can overlap with patriotism.
- To be a patriot, to love one's country
- nhà ái quốca patriot