Definition

1. Verb (archaic):
   • To serve as a member of the royal retinue or escort, specifically tasked with protecting the king or emperor during a journey or procession.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Các võ tướng trung thành được lệnh hộ giá nhà vua trong chuyến tuần du. (The loyal military commanders were ordered to escort the king during his royal tour.)
  • Nhiệm vụ của đội cấm vệ là hộ giá. (The duty of the imperial guards was to act as the royal escort.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "hộ giá" is exclusively historical and literary, used in contexts describing the feudal or monarchical period of Vietnam. It implies a formal, official duty of protection.

Variants and Related Words

• Hộ tống (v): to escort, to convoy. This is the modern, general term for escorting someone or something, without the royal connotation.
  • Xe cảnh sát hộ tống đoàn xe. (The police car escorted the motorcade.)

Synonyms

• Escort (royal): to accompany someone, especially someone important, for protection.
• Attend (as a guard): to be present with and protect a sovereign.

Related Idioms

• While "hộ giá" itself is not commonly found in idioms, the concept is central to historical phrases describing royal service, such as "theo hầu hộ giá" (to attend and escort the king).

1. (từ cũ; nghĩa cũ) Be a member of the royal retinue, be a royal escort, be a royal bodyguard