đả tử
Definition
- Verb (rare, archaic):
- To beat to death; to strike fatally: The term describes the act of hitting or striking someone with the result of causing their death. It implies a violent physical assault leading to a fatal outcome.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Bạo chúa tàn ác ra lệnh đả tử bất kỳ ai phản đối. (The cruel tyrant ordered to beat to death anyone who opposed.)
- Trong câu chuyện cổ, tên cướp đã bị đả tử ngay tại chỗ. (In the old tale, the robber was struck dead on the spot.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is primarily found in historical, literary, or legal contexts describing extreme punishment or violent acts. It is not used in modern everyday conversation.
Variants and Related Words
Đả thương (v): to wound by beating; to injure through striking.
- Hắn chỉ có ý định đả thương, không phải đả tử. (He only intended to wound, not to kill.)
Hành hình (v): to execute; to carry out a death sentence.
- Ám sát (v): to assassinate; to murder secretly.
Synonyms
- To beat to death: to kill by repeated blows.
- To strike dead: to kill with a single or several forceful strikes.
- To bludgeon: to kill by beating with a heavy object.
Notes on Usage
- "Đả tử" is an obsolete and rare term in contemporary Vietnamese. Its use is almost exclusively confined to classical texts, historical accounts, or specific legal/formal descriptions of capital punishment by beating.
- Modern equivalents would typically use more common phrases like "đánh chết" (to beat to death) or "giết" (to kill).