ứng mộ
Definition
- Verb (archaic):
- To volunteer; to enlist: The primary meaning of "ứng mộ" is to voluntarily offer oneself for a duty, often a difficult or laborious task, or to join a service or cause.
- To hire oneself out for manual labor: In a historical context, it specifically refers to engaging oneself as a laborer or a manual worker.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Nhiều thanh niên hăng hái ứng mộ đi lính. (Many enthusiastic young men volunteered to become soldiers.)
- Ông ấy đã ứng mộ làm phu cho một công trường xa xôi. (He hired himself out as a laborer for a distant construction site.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is now considered archaic and is primarily encountered in historical texts or discussions about the past. In modern Vietnamese, words like "tình nguyện" (to volunteer) or "đăng ký" (to register/enlist) are used instead.
Variants and Related Words
- Tình nguyện (v): to volunteer. This is the modern equivalent.
- Cô ấy tình nguyện tham gia chiến dịch. (She volunteered to join the campaign.)
- Đăng lính (v, archaic): to enlist in the army.
- Cha tôi ngày xưa đã đăng lính. (My father enlisted in the army in the old days.)
Synonyms
- Volunteer: to offer oneself for a service willingly.
- Enlist: to enroll for service, typically in the armed forces.
- Hire oneself out: to make oneself available for employment, especially for physical work.
Related Idioms
- No common modern idioms directly use "ứng mộ." Its usage is confined to its literal, historical meaning.