cung chức
Definition
- Noun:
- A court official, a mandarin in the royal palace: "cung chức" refers to an official who served in the royal court or palace in historical Vietnam, performing administrative or ceremonial duties.
- (Rare/Archaic) The act of assuming an official post: In very rare usage, it can denote the action of entering into an official function or taking up a government position.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Các cung chức trong triều đình nhà Nguyễn có nhiều cấp bậc khác nhau. (The court officials in the Nguyễn dynasty had many different ranks.)
- Vị cung chức ấy phụ trách nghi lễ tại điện Thái Hòa. (That mandarin was in charge of ceremonies at the Thái Hòa Palace.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is primarily historical and literary. It is not used in modern contexts to refer to contemporary civil servants or government employees.
- When used in its rare verbal sense (to enter office), it typically appears in classical or formal texts.
Variants and Related Words
- Quan chức (n): Government official, functionary. This is a more general and modern term for an official.
- Triều thần (n): Courtier, a minister serving in the royal court.
- Nhập chức (v): To assume a post, to enter into office. This is the more common verb for the rare verbal sense of "cung chức".
Synonyms
- Quan lại (n): Mandarins, officials (historical).
- Bá quan (n): All officials, the百官 (hundred officials) of the court.
Related Phrases
- Nhậm chức (v): To take up a position, to be inaugurated. This is the standard modern phrase.
- Nhập cung (v): To enter the royal palace (not specific to taking up a post).