kinh bang tế thế
Nguyễn Trãi là một vị quan đại thần có tài kinh bang tế thế, đang ngồi bên bàn gỗ để soạn thảo kế hoạch giúp dân.
Definition
Idiomatic phrase: - To govern the country and save the world: This is a classical Sino-Vietnamese idiom describing the great talent and ambition to manage state affairs, bring order to the nation, and provide aid or bring benefit to society and the people. It refers to the ultimate Confucian ideal of a statesman or scholar who contributes profoundly to national stability and social welfare.
Usage Examples
- As a descriptive phrase (often following verbs like "có", "mưu cầu"):
- Nguyễn Trãi là một bậc hiền tài có tài kinh bang tế thế. (Nguyen Trai was a virtuous talent with the ability to govern the country and save the world.)
- Giấc mơ kinh bang tế thế của các nho sĩ xưa thật cao cả. (The dream of governing the country and saving the world held by ancient Confucian scholars was truly noble.)
- Used as a noun phrase to describe a capability or ideal:
- Tài kinh bang tế thế của ông ấy được cả triều đình kính nể. (His talent for statecraft and aiding the world was respected by the entire court.)
Advanced Usage
- This idiom is primarily used in formal, literary, or historical contexts. It is often employed to praise historical figures, great statesmen, or to describe lofty political ideals from a classical East Asian perspective. It carries a solemn and grand connotation.
Variants and Related Words
- Kinh thế tế dân (An older, less common variant with the same core meaning: to manage the world and aid the people).
- Trị quốc bình thiên hạ (To rule the country and bring peace to the world; a related classical phrase with a similar scope of ambition).
Synonyms
- Trị nước an dân (To rule the country and bring peace to the people; a more common Vietnamese idiom with a similar, though slightly less grand, meaning).
- Giúp nước giúp dân (To help the country and help the people; a modern, simpler expression of the concept).
Related Idioms
- "Làm trai cho đáng nên trai, Phú Xuân đã trải, Đồng Nai cũng từng." (A classical couplet often associated with the ideal of a man who experiences and contributes to the country, reflecting the spirit of kinh bang tế thế.)
- "Tu thân, tề gia, trị quốc, bình thiên hạ." (To cultivate oneself, regulate the family, govern the state, and bring peace to the world; the Confucian sequence of which kinh bang tế thế is the ultimate political manifestation.)