Definition

1. Noun (Historical):
   • Register of conscripts: An official list or record, maintained at the village level, containing the names of young men eligible for conscription or corvée labor.
   • Census for conscription: A roster used for administrative purposes to track the male population subject to state labor or military duties.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Làng phải lập đinh bạ hằng năm. (The village had to compile the register of conscripts annually.)
  • Tên anh ta được ghi trong đinh bạ. (His name was recorded in the conscription register.)
  • Quan lại kiểm tra đinh bạ để tuyển lính. (The mandarins checked the conscript register to recruit soldiers.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "đinh bạ" is primarily used in historical contexts discussing feudal or pre-modern Vietnamese administration, specifically the system of "đinh" (adult male taxpayers/subjects) and related taxation or conscription.

Variants and Related Words

• Sổ đinh (n): A synonym for a register of male adults/corvée laborers.

  • Sổ đinh được cất giữ cẩn thận. (The corvée register was kept carefully.)

• Đinh (n, historical): An adult male subject eligible for taxes and labor duties.

  • Mỗi gia đình phải nộp thuế theo số đinh. (Each family had to pay taxes based on the number of eligible males.)

Synonyms

• Conscription register: An official list for mandatory military service.
• Manpower roster: A list of men available for labor or service.
• Census roll (for conscripts): A record of the population eligible for conscription.

Related Idioms

• Không có trong đinh bạ: Literally "not in the register"; can imply someone is not officially recognized or is avoiding state duties.
  • Hắn sống lén lút, như thể không có trong đinh bạ. (He lives stealthily, as if he's not on the official register.)

1. (từ cũ) village's young men's regidter