quần thần
Definition
Noun: - Courtiers; court officials: A collective term referring to the officials and mandarins serving at the royal court, in relation to the king or emperor. - The court; the royal entourage: The assembled body of high-ranking officials and advisors surrounding a monarch.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Nhà vua triệu tập quần thần để bàn việc nước. (The king summoned the court officials to discuss state affairs.)
- Quần thần đều đồng thanh tán dương chiến công của tướng quân. (All the courtiers unanimously praised the general's military achievements.)
- Trước mặt quần thần, ông ấy tuyên bố thoái vị. (In front of the entire court, he announced his abdication.)
Advanced Usage
- "Quần thần bá tánh": A classical phrase meaning "the court officials and the common people," referring to the entire populace from high to low.
- Lệnh vua ban ra, quần thần bá tánh đều phải tuân theo. (The king's decree must be obeyed by all, from the court to the common folk.)
Variants and Related Words
- Triều thần (n): A near-synonym meaning court officials, ministers of the court.
- Các triều thần đang chờ ở điện thiết triều. (The court ministers are waiting in the audience hall.)
- Bá quan văn võ (n): Literally "the hundred civil and military officials," a term for the full array of court officials.
- Cận thần (n): Close courtiers; the monarch's inner circle of advisors.
Synonyms
- Triều thần: Court ministers.
- Bề tôi: Subjects, vassals (in a feudal context, often used by a ruler when referring to officials).
- Quan lại: Officials, mandarins (a more general term not exclusively for the royal court).
Notes on Meaning
- Historical/Classical Term: This word is primarily used in historical, literary, or formal contexts related to feudal dynasties. It is rarely used in modern everyday conversation about contemporary government.
- Collective Noun: It is almost always used as a plural collective noun, referring to the group as a whole. One individual is not typically called a "quần thần."
noun
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courtess; court officials
