phủ việt
Definition
- Noun:
- Axe and big hammer; corporeal punishment implement: In historical and literary contexts, "phủ việt" refers to a set of ancient executioner's tools, specifically an axe and a large hammer, used for carrying out corporal or capital punishment.
- Symbol of judicial authority: The term can also symbolize the power and authority to judge and punish, often associated with a mandarin or an executioner.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Trong các phiên tòa xưa, phủ việt là biểu tượng của quyền lực pháp luật. (In ancient courts, the "phủ việt" was a symbol of judicial authority.)
- Tên đao phủ cầm phủ việt tiến lại gần phạm nhân. (The executioner, holding the "phủ việt", approached the convict.)
Advanced Usage
- Historical/Literary Context: The term is almost exclusively used in historical descriptions, classical literature, or when discussing ancient Vietnamese judicial systems. It is not used in modern, everyday language.
- Hình ảnh phủ việt thường xuất hiện trong các vở tuồng cổ. (The image of the "phủ việt" often appears in classical operas.)
Variants and Related Words
- Hình phạt (n): Punishment. This is the general modern term for punishment.
- Đao phủ (n): Executioner. The person who would wield the "phủ việt".
- Công cụ tra tấn (n): Torture instrument. A broader, more modern category.
Synonyms
- Dụng cụ hành hình: Execution tool.
- Khí giới trừng phạt: Punishment weapon (archaic/literary).
Related Idioms
- Cầm cân nảy mực: To hold the scales and adjust the weight (idiom meaning to act as a fair judge). While not containing "phủ việt", this idiom relates to the same concept of judicial authority.
- Quyền sinh quyền sát: The power to give life and the power to take it away. This idiom describes absolute power, which the "phủ việt" physically represented.
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(sử học) Axe and big hammer; corporeal punishment implement