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khâm mạng

Một vị khâm mạng đang trao chiếu chỉ của nhà vua cho quan địa phương.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To act as the king's envoy; to receive and execute a royal order: The action of being appointed by the king to carry out a specific, often important, mission or command.
  2. Noun:
    • The king's envoy; royal delegate: The person who is officially appointed by the king to perform a special duty or mission.
Usage Examples
  • Verb:
    • Nhà vua cử ông ấy khâm mạng ra Bắc. (The king sent him to act as the royal envoy to the North.)
    • Vị tướng được khâm mạng điều binh khiển tướng. (The general was royally mandated to command the troops.)
  • Noun:
    • Vị khâm mạng đã đến thành phố. (The king's envoy has arrived in the city.)
    • Ông ta là một khâm mạng của triều đình. (He is a royal envoy of the court.)
Advanced Usage
  • This term is primarily used in a historical context, referring to the feudal or monarchical period of Vietnam.
  • It implies a high level of trust and authority bestowed directly by the monarch.
  • "khâm mạng tòa thánh": In a religious context (specifically Catholicism), this can refer to an apostolic vicar, a bishop who acts as the Pope's delegate in a region.
Variants and Related Words
  • Khâm sai (Noun/Verb): A closely related term also meaning a royal envoy or to be dispatched on a royal mission. It is often used interchangeably with "khâm mạng," though "khâm sai" might sometimes imply a slightly broader investigative or executive power.
  • Sứ giả (Noun): Envoy, messenger. A more general term for an emissary, not necessarily carrying a royal mandate.
  • Đặc sứ (Noun): Special envoy. A modern term for a diplomat sent on a specific mission.
Synonyms
  • Sứ thần (Noun): Royal ambassador, envoy.
  • Lê-gát (Noun, from French ): Legate. A formal term for an official emissary, especially of the Pope.
Related Phrases
  • Vâng mệnh (Verb Phrase): To obey an order/command. A component of the meaning of "khâm mạng."
  • Thi hành sứ mạng (Verb Phrase): To execute a mission. Describes the action of the envoy.
Related Idioms
  • Mang cờ triệu bách (Idiom): This classical idiom refers to carrying the royal flag and summons, evoking the image and authority of a royal envoy on a mission. It is thematically related to the concept of "khâm mạng."
khâm mạng

Một vị khâm mạng đang trao chiếu chỉ của nhà vua cho quan địa phương.

  1. Act as the king's envoy
    • Khâm mạng ra bắc Thanh tra
      To act as the king's envoy and go on an inspection tour in the North
  2. King's envoy
  3. Le'gate