Definition

1. Verb (archaic):
   • To issue a decree or an edict: This term specifically refers to the sovereign act of a monarch or emperor formally proclaiming and sending down an official order or ordinance.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Nhà vua giáng chỉ ân xá cho tù nhân. (The king issued a decree pardoning the prisoners.)
  • Giáng chỉ của hoàng đế được truyền đi khắp lãnh thổ. (The emperor's issued edict was disseminated throughout the realm.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is exclusively used in historical or literary contexts to describe the authoritative actions of a ruler in a feudal or monarchical system.

Variants and Related Words

• Chiếu chỉ (n): an imperial decree or edict (the document itself).

  • Các quan vâng theo chiếu chỉ. (The mandarins obeyed the imperial decree.)

• Ban chỉ (v): to bestow an order (a related, slightly more general term for issuing a royal command).

  • Triều đình ban chỉ mở khoa thi. (The court bestowed an order to open the examinations.)

Synonyms

• Issue an edict: To formally proclaim a command from a ruler.
• Promulgate a decree: To make a decree known officially.

Related Idioms

• Thiên tử giáng chỉ: The Son of Heaven issues a decree (a formal phrase emphasizing the emperor's divine authority).
  • Thiên tử giáng chỉ, thần dân vâng theo. (The Son of Heaven issues a decree, the subjects obey.)

1. (từ cũ; nghĩa cũ) Issue a decree, issue an ordinance (nói về vua
   • chúa)