đông du

Thân thiện

Phong trào Đông Du khuyến khích thanh niên ra nước ngoài học tập.

Definition

1. Proper Noun (Historical Term):
   • The Đông Du Movement: A specific historical movement in the early 20th century where Vietnamese intellectuals and students, led by figures like Phan Bội Châu, traveled to Eastern countries (primarily Japan and later China) to study modern knowledge, seek ways to liberate Vietnam from French colonial rule, and foster a national revival.

Usage Examples

• Proper Noun:
  • Phong trào Đông Du do cụ Phan Bội Châu khởi xướng. (The Đông Du Movement was initiated by Phan Bội Châu.)
  • Nhiều thanh niên yêu nước đã tham gia phong trào Đông Du. (Many patriotic youths participated in the Đông Du movement.)

Advanced Usage

• Used as a historical concept: The term is often used to refer to the ideology and the period of this specific study-abroad movement.
  • Tư tưởng Đông Du đã ảnh hưởng sâu sắc đến các phong trào yêu nước sau này. (The ideology of Đông Du profoundly influenced later patriotic movements.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đông Du (used as a verb phrase in historical context): To participate in the Đông Du movement; to go East for study (in this specific historical sense).
  • Cụ Phan đã vận động thanh niên đông du. (Phan campaigned for youths to go East for study [to join the movement].)
• Phong trào Đông Du (n): The Đông Du Movement (the full, most common term).
• Duy tân (n): Modernization/Reformation (often associated context, as Đông Du was part of a broader modernization effort).

Synonyms

• Đi sang phương Đông du học (verb phrase): To go to the East to study. (This is a descriptive phrase, not a historical proper noun like "Đông Du").

Related Phrases/Idioms

• The term itself is a proper historical noun and is not typically used in idiomatic expressions. Its usage is almost exclusively historical or academic.

Học thuật

1. (sử học) [Movement to] go to Eastern countries (Japan and China) for higher study