phụng chỉ

Thân thiện

Nhà vua ban phụng chỉ cho các quan.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To comply with a royal ordinance; to obey a king's/emperor's command: The word "phụng chỉ" describes the act of respectfully receiving and carrying out an order or decree issued by a monarch. It conveys a sense of reverence and duty towards the sovereign's authority.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Quan lại trong triều đều phụng chỉ của nhà vua. (The court officials all complied with the king's ordinance.)
  • Sứ thần phụng chỉ đi sứ nước ngoài. (The envoy obeyed the imperial command to go on a diplomatic mission abroad.)

Advanced Usage

• "phụng chỉ thi hành": to respectfully receive and execute (an order).
  • Bộ Lễ phụng chỉ thi hành nghi lễ tế trời. (The Ministry of Rites complied with the ordinance to perform the heaven worship ceremony.)

Variants and Related Words

• Phụng mệnh (verb): To obey an order/command (often used in a similar formal or royal context).
  • Tướng quân phụng mệnh xuất quân. (The general obeyed the order to deploy troops.)
• Tuân chỉ (verb): To follow an order/decree (a synonym emphasizing compliance).
• Chiếu chỉ (noun): The royal ordinance/edict itself.
  • Chiếu chỉ được ban ra khắp thiên hạ. (The royal edict was proclaimed throughout the land.)

Synonyms

• Vâng lệnh: To obey an order.
• Tuân theo: To follow, to comply with.

Notes on Usage

• "Phụng chỉ" is an archaic term primarily found in historical texts, literature, or when discussing feudal Vietnamese history. It is not used in modern, everyday language.
• The term inherently contains the root "phụng" (to respectfully serve/venerate) and "chỉ" (order, decree), clearly indicating its connection to royal authority.

Học thuật

1. Comply with a royal ordinance