cờ lông công
Definition
- Noun (Historical):
- A courier's badge or insignia: A historical identifier, often a peacock feather or plume, carried by an imperial messenger or dispatch carrier to signify their official role and authority.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Sứ giả cầm cờ lông công để được qua các trạm dịch. (The envoy held the courier's insignia to pass through the relay stations.)
- Cờ lông công là vật biểu thị cho người chuyển thư tín của triều đình. (The cờ lông công was an object denoting a carrier of the court's dispatches.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is archaic and primarily encountered in historical texts or discussions about pre-modern Vietnamese administration and communication systems.
Variants and Related Words
- Phù hiệu (n): badge, insignia.
- Sứ giả (n): envoy, messenger.
- Người chuyển phát (n): courier, dispatch carrier.
Synonyms
- Courier's badge: An insignia carried by an official messenger.
- Dispatch carrier's emblem: A symbol of authority for a person carrying official communications.
Notes on Usage
- "Cờ lông công" is a compound noun. The core word for "flag" or "banner" is "cờ". However, in this specific historical term, the entire phrase "cờ lông công" functions as a single, fixed unit referring to the specific insignia. It should be learned and used as a complete term.