quan tước
Definition
- Noun:
- Mandarin title / Mandarinate rank: A historical term referring to the official rank, title, or grade within the traditional Vietnamese mandarinate system, which was modeled after the Chinese imperial bureaucracy. It denotes a person's position in the administrative hierarchy.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Ông ấy được phong quan tước cao. (He was conferred a high mandarin title.)
- Trong xã hội phong kiến, quan tước quyết định địa vị và quyền lực. (In feudal society, mandarinate rank determined status and power.)
- Các quan tước thường được ban kèm theo ấn tín và áo mão. (Mandarin titles were often bestowed along with seals and official regalia.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is primarily used in historical, literary, or formal contexts when discussing Vietnam's feudal administration. It is considered an archaic term in modern Vietnamese.
Variants and Related Words
Tước vị (n): Title, rank, or dignity. A more general, modern term for any title of nobility or rank.
- Tước vị của ông ta là bá tước. (His title is Earl.)
Quan chức (n): Official, functionary. A modern term for a government official, without the historical feudal connotation.
- Các quan chức nhà nước. (State officials.)
Synonyms
- Official rank
- Mandarin rank
- Noble title (in the specific context of the mandarinate system)
Related Concepts
- Cửu phẩm: The "nine ranks" system, the hierarchical structure that classified all mandarins () into nine grades, with the first rank being the highest. specifically refers to a title within this system.
- Bổng lộc: The emoluments, salary, and benefits attached to a .