quan lộ
Definition
- Noun (Historical):
- Mandarin road / official road: A main road or route used by mandarins (government officials) for travel, communication, and administrative purposes in historical Vietnam.
- Official career path / bureaucratic ladder: The path or progression of an official's career within the imperial administrative system.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Các quan thường di chuyển trên những con quan lộ. (Officials often traveled on the mandarin roads.)
- Ông ấy đã có một quan lộ rất thuận lợi. (He had a very smooth official career path.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is archaic and is primarily found in historical texts or discussions about pre-modern Vietnamese history and bureaucracy.
Variants and Related Words
- Quan trường (n): the officialdom; the arena of mandarins and bureaucracy.
- Ông ta đã trải qua nhiều thăng trầm trong quan trường. (He experienced many ups and downs in the officialdom.)
Synonyms
- Official route: A road for government use.
- Bureaucratic career: The progression of a government official.
Related Idioms
- Bước lên quan lộ: to embark on an official career.
- Sau khi đỗ đạt, anh ta bước lên quan lộ. (After passing the exams, he embarked on an official career.)