nghênh giá
Definition
- Verb (archaic):
- To welcome the king/royal carriage: To go out to meet and receive the king or the royal procession as a formal act of respect and homage. This term is specific to historical contexts involving Vietnamese monarchs.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Các quan trong triều ra tận cổng thành để nghênh giá. (The court officials went out to the city gate to welcome the king.)
- Lễ nghi nghênh giá được quy định rất nghiêm ngặt. (The ritual for welcoming the royal carriage was strictly regulated.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is almost exclusively used in historical, literary, or formal ceremonial contexts describing feudal customs. It is not used in modern, everyday language.
- The action implies a formal, ceremonial reception, not a casual greeting.
Variants and Related Words
- Nghinh giá: An alternate spelling with the same meaning.
- Nghênh đón (verb): To welcome, to greet (modern, general term for welcoming people, not specific to royalty).
- Đón tiếp (verb): To receive, to welcome (a common modern term).
Synonyms
- Đón rước (verb): To welcome, to receive (can be used for important figures but lacks the specific royal connotation of ).
- Nghinh tiếp (verb): To go out to receive (formal, but not exclusively royal).
Related Phrases/Idioms
- Nghênh giá hồi cung: To welcome the king's carriage back to the palace (a specific historical phrase).
- Lễ nghênh giá: The ceremony of welcoming the royal carriage.
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(từ cũ) welcome the king
