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

1. all officials in the court