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Vietnamese
Etymology
cụ (“revered old person”, literally “great-grandparent”) + Hồ (surname of Ho Chi Minh).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Cụ Hồ
- (formal, respectful) Great-grandpa Ho (another nickname for Ho Chi Minh)
- Synonym: Bác Hồ
bộ đội/lính Cụ Hồ- Great-grandpa Ho's soldier(s); a soldier who's faithful to Ho Chi Minh's cause
2005, “Phụ lục V ”, in Phan Châu Trinh - toàn tập , volume 3, Nhà xuất bản Đà Nẵng, page 334:Theo suy nghĩ của tôi (Hoàng Xuân Hãn) thì mặc dù đi hai con đường khác nhau nhưng giữa cụ Phan Châu Trinh và Cụ Hồ có nhiều mối tương đồng hơn là bất đồng như một số học giả nhấn mạnh.- To me (Hoàng Xuân Hãn), even though they trod two different paths, Mr Phan Châu Trinh and Mr Hồ had much more in common than some scholars have stressed.
Usage notes
Occasionally used in place of Bác Hồ (“Uncle Ho”) if it feels too informal, deprecating and/or infantilizing.