danh tôi

Tôi tớ quỳ gối và dâng danh tôi lên cho chủ nhân.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A servant's name: The literal meaning refers to the name given to or used by a servant or a person in a subservient position. It signifies a name that denotes low social status.
   • A humble or self-deprecating way to refer to oneself: Used in classical or formal contexts to mean "my humble name" or "this servant's name," indicating great personal modesty or inferiority when speaking to someone of higher status.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trong thư, ông ấy khiêm tốn viết: "Đây là danh tôi." (In the letter, he humbly wrote: "This is my humble name.")
  • "Danh tôi chẳng đáng kể," người hầu thưa với chủ. ("My name is of no consequence," the servant replied to the master.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is archaic and is primarily found in historical texts, classical literature, or used for stylistic effect to evoke a sense of ancient formality, extreme humility, or social hierarchy.

Variants and Related Words

• Tôi tớ (n): servant, subordinate.
  • Ông ấy đối xử tử tế với những người tôi tớ. (He treated the servants kindly.)
• Khiêm từ (n): humble word, a term of humility.
  • "Kẻ hèn này" là một khiêm từ thường thấy. ("This lowly one" is a common humble term.)

Synonyms

• Humble name: A name referred to with modesty.
• Servile name: A name associated with servitude.

Related Idioms

• Không dám xưng danh: To not dare to state one's name (due to humility or shame).
  • Trước mặt đại nhân, tôi không dám xưng danh. (Before the dignitary, I do not dare to state my name.)