công môn
Definition
Noun: 1. Administrative office/bureau (historical): Refers to the official workplace or administrative headquarters of a mandarin or government official in the former feudal regime in Vietnam. 2. Court of law (historical): Refers to the court or tribunal where legal cases were heard and judged by mandarins in the former feudal system.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Viên quan tiếp dân ngay tại công môn của mình. (The mandarin received the people right at his administrative office.)
- Vụ án được đưa ra xét xử trước công môn. (The case was brought to trial before the court.)
- Hai bên tranh chấp quyết định đưa nhau đến trước công môn. (The two disputing parties decided to take each other to court.)
Advanced Usage
- The term công môn is an archaic word, primarily used in historical contexts, literature, or when referring to Vietnam's feudal administrative and judicial system. It is not used in modern legal or administrative language.
Variants and Related Words
- Công đường (n): A synonym with a very similar meaning, also referring to the office or court of a mandarin.
- Pháp đình (n): Modern term for a court of law or tribunal.
- Tòa án (n): Modern term for a court of law.
- Cơ quan hành chính (n): Modern term for an administrative agency/office.
Synonyms
- Công đường: Office/court of a mandarin.
- Nha môn: Another historical term for a government office or yamen.
Related Idioms
- Đưa nhau đến trước công môn: To take someone to court; to engage in a lawsuit.
- Thay vì thương lượng, họ đã đưa nhau đến trước công môn. (Instead of negotiating, they took each other to court.)