phó sứ
Definition
- Noun (History):
- Assistant Envoy / Deputy Envoy: A diplomatic official of lower rank than the chief envoy ("chánh sứ") in a feudal-era diplomatic mission sent by the Vietnamese court to a foreign country.
- Deputy Resident: A colonial administrator, subordinate to the French Resident ("công sứ"), who governed a province ("tỉnh") in Vietnam during the period of French domination.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Trong phái đoàn ngoại giao triều Nguyễn, ông ấy giữ chức phó sứ. (In the Nguyễn dynasty's diplomatic delegation, he held the position of deputy envoy.)
- Dưới thời Pháp thuộc, viên phó sứ người Pháp trực tiếp quản lý các công việc hành chính trong tỉnh. (During the French colonial period, the French deputy resident directly managed administrative affairs within the province.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is primarily historical and is not used in modern Vietnamese administration or diplomacy. It specifically refers to pre-1945 feudal and colonial structures.
Variants and Related Words
- Chánh sứ (n): Chief envoy; the head of a diplomatic mission in the feudal context.
- Công sứ (n): Resident; the highest-ranking French colonial administrator of a province.
- Khâm sứ (n): Imperial envoy (feudal era); or the French Resident-Superior for an entire region (colonial era).
Synonyms
- Deputy: A person appointed to act on behalf of another.
- Vice-consul: A modern diplomatic rank with some functional similarity in being a deputy.
- Assistant commissioner: A term suggesting a deputy role in an administrative office.
Related Idioms
- There are no common idioms specifically using the term "phó sứ." Its usage is confined to historical and administrative contexts.
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(sử học) Assitant envoy
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Deputy resident (under French domination)
