Definition

1. Adjective (Attributive):
   • Current dynasty, current reign: Refers specifically to the dynasty or monarch that is presently ruling or in power. It is a historical and formal term used to denote the ruling house during its active period of sovereignty.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Vị quan đó phục vụ dưới thời đương triều. (That mandarin served under the current dynasty.)
  • Luật lệ của đương triều rất nghiêm khắc. (The laws of the current reign were very strict.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is almost exclusively used in historical, academic, or literary contexts to discuss periods of monarchic rule. It is not used for modern republican governments.

Variants and Related Words

• Triều đại (n): dynasty.

  • Triều đại nhà Lý kéo dài hơn hai trăm năm. (The Ly dynasty lasted for more than two hundred years.)

• Đương kim (adj): current, present (often used for a reigning monarch, e.g., "đương kim hoàng đế" - the current emperor).

  • Đó là ý chỉ của đương kim hoàng đế. (That is the will of the current emperor.)

Synonyms

• Reigning dynasty: The dynasty that currently holds power.
• Present reign: The current period of monarchical rule.

Related Idioms

• Phò tá đương triều: to support and serve the current reign.
  • Gia tộc ông ấy có truyền thống phò tá đương triều. (His family has a tradition of serving the current reign.)

1. Current dynasty, current reign