Definition

1. Verb (archaic; formal):
   • To relieve someone of their official position or function; to suspend from duty. It implies an administrative or authoritative action to remove a person from their post, often as a disciplinary measure.
   • To dismiss or remove from office. This term carries a formal, historical connotation and is not commonly used in modern administrative language.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Quan lại tham nhũng bị huyền chức. (The corrupt mandarin was relieved of his function.)
  • Nhà vua ra lệnh huyền chức viên tướng bất tài. (The king ordered the incompetent general to be dismissed from his post.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "huyền chức" is primarily found in historical texts or narratives describing feudal or pre-modern administrative systems. Its usage today would be deliberately archaic, perhaps in literary or formal rhetorical contexts to evoke a historical setting.

Variants and Related Words

• Cách chức (v): to dismiss from office; a more common modern term for removal from a position.
• Bãi chức (v): to strip of a position; to depose.
• Giáng chức (v): to demote.

Synonyms

• Relieve of duty: To remove someone from their responsibilities.
• Suspend: To temporarily remove from a job or position.
• Dismiss: To remove or discharge from an office or post.
• Depose: To remove from office or power.

Related Idioms

• While "huyền chức" itself is not typically part of a common idiom, the concept is related to formal expressions of dismissal, such as "tước đoạt chức vụ" (to strip of a title/position).

1. (từ cũ; nghĩa cũ) Relieve of one's function