gián viện

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A remonstrating official's office or bureau: The administrative office or bureau of a "gián quan" (a remonstrating official), responsible for the work of advising and correcting the emperor.
   • A remonstrance agency: An institution or body with the specific duty and authority to admonish the king or emperor, pointing out faults in governance.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Gián viện có quyền can gián nhà vua. (The remonstrance bureau had the right to admonish the king.)
  • Các quan trong gián viện thường dâng sớ phê bình chính sự. (Officials in the remonstrating office often submitted memorials criticizing state affairs.)

Advanced Usage

• Historically, the "gián viện" was a key institution in some East Asian monarchies, notably in Vietnam and China, forming part of the censorial system designed to check the emperor's power.

Variants and Related Words

• Gián quan (n): A remonstrating official; the individual official who serves in a .
  • Vị gián quan can đảm nói lên sự thật. (The courageous remonstrating official spoke the truth.)

Synonyms

• Censorate: A body of officials responsible for oversight and remonstrance.
• Remonstrance bureau: An office for presenting admonitions.
• Admonitory agency: An institution with a duty to warn or reprove.

Related Concepts

• Ngự sử đài: The Imperial Inspectorate or Censorate, a broader or sometimes synonymous supervisory body.
• Can gián: (v) To remonstrate; to advise against; to admonish. This is the core action performed by the .
  • Bổn phận của họ là can gián nhà vua. (Their duty was to remonstrate with the king.)