minh nông

Minh nông hướng dẫn nông dân cày ruộng trên cánh đồng.

Definition

1. Noun (Historical):
   • Minh Nông: A mandarin official title in historical Vietnamese dynasties, specifically responsible for overseeing agricultural affairs, particularly rice farming and land cultivation.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Triều đình bổ nhiệm một vị minh nông mới. (The court appointed a new minh nông.)
  • Chức vụ minh nông rất quan trọng cho nền nông nghiệp nước ta thời xưa. (The position of minh nông was very important for our country's agriculture in ancient times.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily used in historical or academic contexts discussing the bureaucratic structure of pre-modern Vietnam, such as the Lê or Nguyễn dynasties.

Variants and Related Words

• Quan lại (n): mandarin, official. A general term for government officials in historical Vietnam.
• Nông nghiệp (n): agriculture. The sector overseen by the .
• Nông chính (n): agricultural administration. The broader governmental management of farming.

Synonyms

• Agricultural official: A direct descriptive synonym in English.
• Farm superintendent: A less formal equivalent focusing on the oversight function.

Related Concepts

• Bộ Hộ (Ministry of Finance and Agriculture): The higher ministry under which a might have served.
• Điền địa (land and fields): The primary subject matter of the 's responsibilities.