bá quan
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Definition
Noun: - All officials in the court: A collective term referring to the entire body of mandarins and officials serving in the royal court or imperial government of historical Vietnam.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Nhà vua triệu tập bá quan để bàn việc nước. (The king summoned all court officials to discuss state affairs.)
- Bá quan văn võ đều có mặt đông đủ trong buổi thiết triều. (The civil and military officials were all present in full at the royal audience.)
Advanced Usage
- "bá quan văn võ": This is a common, fixed phrase meaning "all civil and military officials." It specifies the two main branches of the historical bureaucracy.
- Lễ đăng quang có sự chứng kiến của bá quan văn võ. (The coronation ceremony was witnessed by all civil and military officials.)
Variants and Related Words
- Quan lại (n): Officials, mandarins. This is a more general modern term for officials, not exclusively historical or collective.
- Triều thần (n): Courtiers, officials serving at court. Similar to "bá quan" but can imply a closer, more direct service to the monarch.
Synonyms
- Triều thần: Court officials.
- Quan chức triều đình: Imperial court officials.
Related Idioms
- "Bá quan văn võ": As mentioned above, this is the most frequent and idiomatic usage, almost always used to describe the full assembly of the court.
- Sự kiện trọng đại này được bá quan văn võ cùng tham dự. (This important event was attended by the full assembly of civil and military officials.)
noun
- all officials in the court