Definition

1. Noun:
   • Mandarins' titles, dignity: A historical term referring to the official ranks, titles, and associated dignity conferred upon mandarins (civil servants) in the traditional Vietnamese feudal bureaucracy.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông ấy được ban cho phẩm tước cao. (He was granted a high mandarinal title.)
  • Phẩm tước trong triều đình phong kiến rất phức tạp. (The system of mandarinal titles in the feudal court was very complex.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily used in historical or literary contexts to discuss the old hierarchical system of governance.
  • Cuốn sách nghiên cứu về phẩm tước thời Lê. (The book researches mandarinal titles during the Lê dynasty.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tước vị (n): Title, rank. A more general term for titles of nobility or rank.

  • Tước vị của ông ta là Hầu tước. (His title is Marquis.)

• Chức tước (n): Position and title. Often refers to one's official post and the title that comes with it.

  • Ông ấy có chức tước quan trọng trong triều. (He held an important position and title in the court.)

Synonyms

• Mandarin rank: The official grade of a mandarin.
• Official dignity: The honor and status attached to a bureaucratic position.
• Feudal title: A title from the feudal era.

Related Concepts

• Cửu phẩm (The Nine Ranks): The traditional system of classifying mandarins into nine hierarchical grades.
  • Hệ thống cửu phẩm quy định rõ ràng phẩm tước. (The Nine-Rank system clearly defined mandarinal titles.)

1. Mandarins' titles, dignity