khi quân
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Noun:
- Lèse-majesté; the crime of slighting or showing disrespect to the king/emperor/monarch: A historical legal and political term referring to the act of insulting or showing contempt for the sovereign ruler. It was considered a serious crime, often treason.
- Disrespect towards the ruler: The act of belittling or offending the monarch's dignity.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Trong chế độ phong kiến, tội khi quân bị trừng phạt rất nặng. (In the feudal regime, the crime of lèse-majesté was punished severely.)
- Hành động đó bị coi là khi quân. (That action was considered an act of slighting the king.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is almost exclusively used in historical, legal, or literary contexts to describe offenses in monarchical systems. It is an archaic term in modern Vietnamese.
Variants and Related Words
- Tội khi quân (noun phrase): The crime of lèse-majesté.
- Khi (verb, archaic): To slight, to disdain, to look down upon. (Note: This is a separate, archaic word; 'khi quân' is a fixed term.)
- Quân (noun, archaic): Monarch, sovereign, king.
Synonyms
- Tội bất kính với vua: Crime of disrespect towards the king.
- Tội phản nghịch (in some contexts): Treason, rebellion (broader, can encompass 'khi quân').
Related Idioms/Phrases
- There are no common modern idioms using this specific term, as it is a fixed historical/legal term.
- Slight the king
- Tội khi quânLese majesty