niêu biểu
Definition
- Noun:
- Annals, chronicle: A historical record of events arranged in yearly order, often providing a continuous narrative over a period of time.
- Yearbook, annual: A publication, often of an organization or institution, summarizing the events and statistics of a particular year.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Các nhà sử học dựa vào niêu biểu để nghiên cứu triều đại đó. (Historians rely on the annals to research that dynasty.)
- Niêu biểu của trường đại học được phát hành vào cuối mỗi năm học. (The university's yearbook is published at the end of each academic year.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is considered literary or historical. In modern Vietnamese, "niên giám" is the more common and standard term for "yearbook" or "annual publication."
- Thông tin này có thể được tìm thấy trong niên giám thống kê. (This information can be found in the statistical yearbook.)
Variants and Related Words
- Niên giám (n): Yearbook, almanac, annual. The modern and primary synonym.
- Biên niên sử (n): Chronicle, annals. Emphasizes the historical record aspect.
- Kỷ yếu (n): Proceedings, memoir (often for a conference or a specific organization).
Synonyms
- Annals: A record of events year by year.
- Chronicle: A factual written account of historical events in order of time.
- Yearbook: An annual publication giving current information and listing events or aspects of the previous year, especially for an organization.
Notes on Usage
- "Niêu biểu" is an archaic or less common variant of "niên giám". It is important to note that the reference definition's parenthetical note "(cũng viết niên giám)" means "also written as ," indicating that is the standard modern spelling and form. Therefore, for contemporary use and understanding, "niên giám" is the recommended term.