lại bộ
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Definition
- Noun:
- Ministry of the Interior (historical): In the context of the Nguyễn dynasty's administrative system in Vietnam, "lại bộ" refers to one of the Six Ministries (Lục Bộ), specifically the ministry responsible for civil service affairs, official appointments, promotions, demotions, and personnel administration for the imperial bureaucracy.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Lại bộ là một trong Lục Bộ của triều Nguyễn. (The Ministry of the Interior was one of the Six Ministries of the Nguyễn dynasty.)
- Công việc bổ nhiệm quan lại do lại bộ đảm nhiệm. (The work of appointing mandarins was undertaken by the Ministry of the Interior.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is exclusively used in historical contexts to describe the pre-modern Vietnamese administrative structure. It is considered an archaic term (cũ, arch.).
Variants and Related Words
- Lục Bộ: The Six Ministries (the collective term for the main administrative organs of the imperial government, which included , , , , , and ).
- Bộ Lại: A modern, inverted variant sometimes used in historical texts with the same meaning as "lại bộ".
- Thượng thư: Minister (the head of a , such as the ).
Synonyms
- Ministry of the Interior (historical): The direct English translation for the historical institution.
- Board of Civil Office (historical): An alternative English translation sometimes used in scholarly works to convey its function.
Related Phrases/Idioms
- : The affairs/work of the Ministry of the Interior.
- : The Minister of the Interior.
- (cũ) Ministry of the Interior