Definition

1. 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.)