Definition

Noun: - Royal family: The family of a king or queen, including the monarch and their close relatives. This term refers to the institution and lineage of a ruling sovereign. - Royalty: The status or quality of being royal; members of a royal family collectively.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Gia đình hoàng gia Anh rất được công chúng quan tâm. (The British royal family is of great public interest.)
  • Lễ cưới của công chúa là một sự kiện quan trọng của hoàng gia. (The princess's wedding was a major royal event.)
  • Truyền thống đó đã có từ nhiều đời trong hoàng gia. (That tradition has existed for many generations within the royalty.)

Advanced Usage

• "thuộc hoàng gia": royal (adjective).
  • Cung điện thuộc hoàng gia được mở cửa cho công chúng tham quan. (The royal palace is open for public tours.)
• "quyền lực hoàng gia": royal power/authority.
  • Quyền lực hoàng gia ngày nay phần lớn mang tính nghi lễ. (Royal authority today is largely ceremonial.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hoàng tộc (noun): Royal lineage, royal house. Often used interchangeably with "hoàng gia" but can emphasize the bloodline or dynasty.
  • Vị vua mới là người kế tục chính thống của hoàng tộc. (The new king is the legitimate successor of the royal house.)
• Hoàng thân (noun): Prince (a male member of a royal family, especially one closely related to the sovereign).
• Quý tộc (noun): Nobility, aristocracy. A broader term for the high social class, which includes but is not limited to royalty.

Synonyms

• Vương thất (noun): Royal family (less common, more literary synonym).
• Triều đình (noun): The royal court; the establishment surrounding a monarch, including family, officials, and administration. It implies the seat of power and governance, not just the family.

Related Phrases/Idioms

• Máu hoàng gia: Blue blood; of royal descent.
  • Anh ấy tự hào vì có dòng máu hoàng gia. (He is proud to have blue blood / royal blood.)
• Hoàng gia Anh: The British Royal Family.
  • Hoàng gia Nhật Bản: The Japanese Imperial Family. (Note: For an empire, "imperial family" is the precise equivalent, though "hoàng gia" is commonly used.)

noun

1. royal family