đại nhân
Definitions
- Noun:
- (Archaic) A respectful term for a high-ranking official or person of great virtue and prestige: Used to address or refer to mandarins, high-ranking scholars, or esteemed elders in feudal society.
- (Archaic) Your Excellency; His/Her Excellency: A formal and respectful title of address, equivalent to "Your Excellency" in English.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Xin mời đại nhân ngự giá. (Please, Your Excellency, grace us with your presence.)
- Vị đại nhân ấy nổi tiếng là người liêm khiết. (That esteemed official is famous for being incorruptible.)
- Các đại nhân trong triều đình đang bàn việc nước. (The high-ranking officials in the court are discussing state affairs.)
Advanced Usage
- "bẩm đại nhân": (to) report to Your Excellency.
- Bẩm đại nhân, có tin khẩn từ biên ải. (I report to Your Excellency, there is urgent news from the border.)
- Used in historical contexts, classical literature, and period dramas. It is not used in modern conversational Vietnamese.
Variants and Related Words
- Quan đại nhân: My lord; Your Excellency (specifically for an official).
- Đại nhân gia: (Archaic) A term for the master or head of a large, prestigious household.
Synonyms
- Quan lớn: (Archaic/Historical) High-ranking official.
- Ngài: (Formal) Sir; You (a respectful pronoun, still used in very formal contexts).
- Tướng công: (Archaic) A term for a high-ranking military official or lord.
Related Phrases
- Thưa đại nhân: Addressing Your Excellency (a phrase to begin speech).
- Thưa đại nhân, hạ quan có điều muốn tâu. (Your Excellency, this humble official has something to report.)
Related Idioms
- Mặt đại nhân: (Literally: the face of an esteemed person) Refers to someone with a dignified, authoritative, or imposing appearance.
- Ông ấy có mặt đại nhân, nhìn rất đáng kính. (He has a dignified face, he looks very respectable.)
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(cũ) you [venerable sage]. your excellency
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