Definition

1. Verb:
   • To attend an audience given by the sovereign: This is a formal and historical verb meaning to be received in a formal meeting by a monarch, emperor, or other high-ranking ruler.

Usage Notes

• Formality and Context: "Bệ kiến" is an archaic and highly formal term. It is almost exclusively used in historical contexts or classical literature to describe the act of having an audience with a king, queen, or emperor. It is not used in modern, everyday conversation.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Các sứ thần đã bệ kiến nhà vua tại điện Thái Hòa. (The envoys attended an audience with the king at the Thai Hoa Palace.)
  • Trong truyện cổ, người hùng thường được bệ kiến hoàng đế để nhận thưởng. (In folk tales, the hero often attends an audience with the emperor to receive a reward.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is fixed and does not have phrasal verbs. Its usage is specific to the ceremonial context of a royal audience.

Variants and Related Words

• Triều kiến (v): to have an audience (with a sovereign). This is a more common synonym in historical texts.
  • Vị quan già được triều kiến mỗi tháng. (The old mandarin had an audience every month.)

Synonyms

• To have an audience (with): To be granted a formal meeting with a person of high authority, especially a monarch.
• To be received by (the sovereign): A formal way to describe being granted a meeting.

Related Idioms

• There are no common idioms directly using "bệ kiến." The concept is typically expressed directly or through related formal terms like "triều kiến" (to attend court/audience).

verb

1. To attend an audience given by the sovereign