bát phẩm
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Definition
Noun: - Civilian eighth-grade mandarin rank: In the traditional Vietnamese mandarinate system, this term refers to the eighth rank (bát phẩm) within the nine-grade hierarchy for civilian officials. It was a specific, relatively low administrative rank.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Ông ta được bổ nhiệm vào chức quan bát phẩm. (He was appointed to the position of an eighth-grade mandarin.)
- Trong hệ thống quan chế cũ, bát phẩm là một phẩm hàm cụ thể. (In the old mandarinal system, "bát phẩm" was a specific official rank.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is primarily historical and academic. It is used when discussing the structure, titles, and ranks of the imperial Vietnamese bureaucracy.
- It can appear in formal descriptions of historical figures' careers or in analyses of pre-modern administrative systems.
Variants and Related Words
- Cửu phẩm (noun): The ninth and lowest grade in the traditional mandarinal hierarchy.
- Thất phẩm (noun): The seventh grade in the traditional mandarinal hierarchy.
- Quan chế (noun): The mandarinal system or official hierarchy.
- Phẩm hàm (noun): Official rank or grade.
Synonyms
- Hạng tám của quan lại văn giai: (The eighth rank of the civilian mandarinate) – This is a descriptive synonym rather than a fixed term.
Notes on Meaning
- This word is archaic and not used in modern contexts outside of historical discussion.
- It specifically denotes a civilian (văn giai) rank, as opposed to military (võ giai) ranks, which had a parallel grading system.
- The concept is part of a fixed ranking system (cửu phẩm), making it a precise technical term within that historical framework.
noun
- Civilian-eight-mandarin grade