cống phẩm
Definition
- Noun:
- Tribute; offering: A valuable payment or gift made by one state, ruler, or people to another, typically as a sign of submission, allegiance, or to secure peace or protection. It historically refers to goods, money, or other valuables given by a subordinate party to a superior power.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Các nước chư hầu phải dâng cống phẩm cho hoàng đế mỗi năm. (The vassal states had to present tribute to the emperor every year.)
- Đoàn sứ giả mang theo nhiều cống phẩm quý giá. (The envoy carried many valuable tributes.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is primarily used in historical, political, or literary contexts to describe feudal or imperial relationships. In modern figurative use, it can sometimes describe a significant contribution or offering, though this is less common.
- Những tác phẩm ấy là cống phẩm của ông cho nền nghệ thuật nước nhà. (Those works are his offering/contribution to the national arts.)
Variants and Related Words
- Cống nạp (v): to pay tribute; to offer tribute.
- Vương quốc đó buộc phải cống nạp vàng và ngọc trai. (That kingdom was forced to pay tribute in gold and pearls.)
Synonyms
- Tribute: A payment made periodically by one state or ruler to another, especially as a sign of dependence.
- Offering: A thing offered, especially as a gift or contribution.
Related Concepts
- Chư hầu: Vassal; tributary state.
- Triều cống: To present tribute (to a court).