gián quan

gián quan

Một vị gián quan đang quỳ tâu trước mặt nhà vua.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • Remonstrating official: A mandarin or official in feudal Vietnam whose primary duty was to admonish, criticize, or offer frank advice to the king or emperor regarding governance, policies, and conduct.
    • Censor: A historical government official responsible for surveillance and criticism of the administration, similar to the role of a censor in imperial China.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • Các gián quan thời xưa thường can gián nhà vua về những chính sách không hợp lý. (Remonstrating officials in ancient times often admonished the king about unreasonable policies.)
    • Ông ấy được bổ nhiệm làm gián quan vì tính cách ngay thẳng. (He was appointed as a remonstrating official because of his upright character.)
    • Vai trò của gián quan là rất quan trọng trong triều đình phong kiến. (The role of the remonstrating official was very important in the feudal court.)
Advanced Usage
  • Historical and Literary Context: The term is almost exclusively used in historical, academic, or literary contexts to describe the political system of feudal Vietnam (and by extension, East Asia). It is not used in modern administrative contexts.
    • Chức vụ gián quan đã không còn tồn tại từ khi chế độ quân chủ chấm dứt. (The position of remonstrating official ceased to exist when the monarchy ended.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Gián nghị (n): Another term for a remonstrating official or censor.
  • Ngự sử (n): A type of censor or surveillance official in the imperial court. (Note: While related, 'ngự sử' and 'gián quan' may have had slightly different scopes or ranks in different dynastic periods.)
  • Can gián (v): To admonish, to remonstrate. This is the verb form describing the action performed by a .
Synonyms
  • Quan can gián: Official who admonishes.
  • Quan ngôn quan: Official of speech/remonstrance (less common).
Related Phrases
  • Làm gián quan: To serve as a remonstrating official.
    • Tổ tiên của ông từng làm gián quan dưới triều Lê. (His ancestor once served as a remonstrating official under the Lê dynasty.)
  • Chức gián quan: The position/post of a remonstrating official.
    • Chức gián quan đòi hỏi lòng can đảm và sự liêm chính. (The position of remonstrating official required courage and integrity.)