giám

Thân thiện

Trong kỳ thi Hương, anh ấy đỗ chức giám.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A student at the Imperial College (Quốc Tử Giám) in historical Vietnam: "Giám" is a short form of "giám sinh," referring to a student studying at the national academy during feudal times.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Các giám học tập chăm chỉ dưới sự hướng dẫn của các quan. (The giám studied diligently under the guidance of the mandarins.)
  • Chỉ những người xuất sắc nhất mới có thể trở thành giám. (Only the most excellent individuals could become a giám.)

Advanced Usage

• This word is an archaic historical term. It is almost exclusively used when discussing the Vietnamese feudal education system, specifically the Quốc Tử Giám (Imperial Academy). It is not used in modern contexts to refer to students.

Variants and Related Words

• Giám sinh (n): The full term for a student of the Imperial College. "Giám" is its abbreviation.
• Quốc Tử Giám (n): The Imperial Academy, the national educational institution in historical Hanoi.

Synonyms

• Học sinh (n): Student (modern, general term).
• Sĩ tử (n): Candidate, scholar (historical term for examination candidates).

Notes on Different Meanings

• The word "giám" in modern Vietnamese is homonymous. This entry covers only the historical noun meaning "student of the Imperial Academy."
• The more common modern word "giám" is a bound morpheme, often found in compound words related to supervision, management, or examination (e.g., - director, - to supervise, - examiner). It is not used independently with these meanings.

Học thuật

1. xem giám sinh