bái vọng

Thân thiện

Các quan trong triều đứng ở sân rồng bái vọng nhà vua.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To bow in respect from a distance: To perform a ritual bow or show reverence towards a person of high status (especially a king or emperor) from afar, without being in their direct presence. This term is now considered archaic.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Các quan trong triều bái vọng nhà vua từ cung điện của họ. (The court officials bowed in respect to the king from their own palaces.)
  • Trong hoàn cảnh loạn lạc, họ chỉ có thể bái vọng về phía kinh thành. (During the turmoil, they could only bow in reverence towards the direction of the capital.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is primarily found in historical or literary contexts describing feudal rituals and protocols.
• It implies a formal, ceremonial act of deference performed when physical presence before the sovereign was impossible.

Variants and Related Words

• Bái lạy (Verb): To prostrate oneself in worship or deep respect (a more general term for bowing/kowtowing).
• Vọng bái (Verb): A less common variant with the same meaning (to worship/revere from afar).

Synonyms

• Kính cẩn từ xa: To show reverence from a distance.
• Vái lạy từ xa: To bow and make obeisance from afar.

Related Phrases

• Bái vọng thiên tử: To bow in respect to the Son of Heaven (the emperor) from a distance.
• Bái vọng tổ tiên: To worship ancestors from afar (a modern, extended usage influenced by the original term).

Học thuật

1. (cũ) Bow one's repect to (a king) from a distance