Definition

1. Noun:
   • Official career path; the path of an official: "Hoạn lộ" refers to the career path, journey, or trajectory within the mandarin bureaucracy or government officialdom. It encompasses the progression, appointments, promotions, and experiences in an official's career.
   • The world of officialdom: It can also refer to the sphere, environment, or system of bureaucratic service itself.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông ấy đã trải qua một hoạn lộ đầy thăng trầm. (He experienced an official career full of ups and downs.)
  • Trong hoạn lộ, ông ta nổi tiếng là người liêm khiết. (Within the officialdom, he was famous for his integrity.)

Advanced Usage

• This is a classical, literary term (từ cũ; nghĩa cũ). It is rarely used in modern, everyday Vietnamese and is primarily found in historical contexts, classical literature, or formal writings about the past.
• It often carries connotations of the complexities, intrigues, successes, and failures associated with a bureaucratic career in pre-modern Vietnam.

Variants and Related Words

• Hoạn đồ (noun): This is the direct synonym indicated by the reference. It has the same meaning: official career path. (Example: - His official career path was very smooth.)
• Quan trường (noun): The arena of officialdom; the bureaucratic world. This is a more common classical/literary term with a similar meaning.
• Sự nghiệp (noun): Career. This is the modern, general term for "career" and is not specific to officialdom.

Synonyms

• Con đường làm quan: The path of being an official.
• Sự nghiệp quan trường: Officialdom career.

Notes on Meaning

• The word is a compound of "hoạn" (archaic term related to official service/eunuch) and "lộ" (road, path). It strictly refers to the bureaucratic career path within a historical context.
• It does not refer to modern professional careers in general (use "sự nghiệp" or "nghề nghiệp" for that).
• It does not refer to a physical road or journey.

1. (từ cũ; nghĩa cũ) như hoạn đồ