phục vị

Người tế thực hiện động tác phục vị sau khi quỳ lạy.

Definition

1. Verb (Historical / Ritual):
   • To return to one's standing position: Refers specifically to the ritual act of a worshipper or ceremonial participant standing up again after having knelt during a formal worship ceremony or rite.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Sau khi dâng hương, các tế viên phục vị một cách trang nghiêm. (After offering incense, the ceremonial officers returned to their standing positions solemnly.)
  • Nghi thức cổ xưa yêu cầu phải quỳ lạy rồi mới được phục vị. (The ancient ritual required kneeling in prostration before one could return to a standing position.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is almost exclusively used in the context of traditional Vietnamese rituals, imperial court ceremonies, or religious rites. It describes a precise, formal movement within a sequence of ceremonial actions.

Word Origin and Notes

• Origin: A compound Sino-Vietnamese word from "phục" (to return, to restore) and "vị" (position, place). It literally means "to return to the place/position."
• Usage Level: This is a highly specialized, formal, and archaic term. It is rarely encountered in modern everyday language and is primarily found in historical texts, descriptions of traditional rituals, or academic writing about cultural practices.

Related Terms

• Tế lễ (n): ceremony, rite.

  • Nghi thức phục vị là một phần quan trọng trong các buổi tế lễ. (The act of returning to position is an important part of ceremonial rites.)

• Quỳ (v): to kneel.

  • Động tác quỳ thường diễn ra trước khi phục vị. (The act of kneeling usually occurs before returning to a standing position.)