thể dục

Vietnamese

Sino-Vietnamese word from 體育, composed of 體 (“body”) and 育 (“education”), from Japanese 体育 (taiiku), clipped from 身体(之)教育 (shintai(-no) kyōiku, thân thể (chi) giáo dục), calqued from English physical education by the Japanese writer Kondō Yasuzō. An earlier alternative clipping was 身教 (shinkyō, thân giáo).^[1] Compare Japanese 知育 (chiiku, tri dục, “intellectual education”) and 徳育 (tokuiku, đức dục, “moral education”).

physical education
Synonym: giáo dục thể chất

Ghét học thể dục quá đi!
I hate PE so much!
(by extension) physical exercise
tập thể dục
to exercise

thể dục thể thao
exercise and sports
- (Can we date this quote?), Minh Trang (lyrics and music), “Tập thể dục buổi sáng [Morning Exercise]”:
  Cô dạy em bài thể dục buổi sáng.
  Một, hai, ba, bốn, hít thở, hít thở, hít thở!
  Một! Tay đưa cao lên trời!
  Hai! Tay giang ngang bờ vai!
  Ba! Tay song song trước mặt!
  Bốn! Buông thả hai tay!
  Teacher is teaching me the morning exercise!
  One, two, three, four, ex- and inhale, ex- and inhale, ex- and inhale!
  One! Raise your arms skyward!
  Two! Spread your arms to the sides at shoulder height!
  Three! Direct your arms forward in a parallel position!
  Four! Relax both arms!

^ Otsuka, Masami ((Can we date this quote?)) 体育の歴史と役割 [The History and Functions of Physical Education]‎^[1] (in Japanese), Jodai International University