Definition

1. Verb (archaic):
   • To report back after completing an order or mission. This term specifically denotes the act of returning to a superior to give an account of one's execution of a command or assigned task.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Sau khi hoàn thành nhiệm vụ, viên tướng lập tức về kinh đô phục mệnh. (After completing the mission, the general immediately returned to the capital to report on its execution.)
  • Người lính trung thành ấy đã phục mệnh một cách cẩn thận. (That loyal soldier reported back on his orders meticulously.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "phục mệnh" is primarily found in historical, literary, or formal contexts related to feudal systems, the military, or royal courts. It implies a strict hierarchy and a duty to provide a formal account to one's superior.

Variants and Related Words

• Báo cáo (v): to report, to give an account. This is the modern, general term.
  • Anh ấy báo cáo kết quả công việc với cấp trên. (He reported the work results to his superior.)
• Tâu trình (v): to present or report (to a king or high authority). This carries a similarly formal and historical nuance.
  • Vị quan tâu trình mọi việc lên nhà vua. (The mandarin reported all matters to the king.)

Synonyms

• Report back: to return and give an account of what one was ordered to do.
• Account for one's mission: to explain how a task or order was carried out.

Related Idioms

• Vâng mệnh: (archaic) to receive and obey an order. This often precedes "phục mệnh" in the sequence of receiving and then reporting on a command.
  • Vâng mệnh nhà vua, ông ấy lên đường; một tháng sau mới trở về phục mệnh. (Obeying the king's order, he set off; only a month later did he return to report on its execution.)

1. (từ cũ) Report on execution of orders