Definition

1. Verb:
   • To submit and pledge allegiance: To voluntarily yield to and accept the authority, rule, or leadership of another, often a more powerful entity, signifying an end to opposition or resistance.
   • To pledge loyalty: To formally declare one's fidelity and obedience to a sovereign, ruler, or conquering power.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Nhiều bộ tộc đã quy thuận vị vua mới. (Many tribes submitted and pledged allegiance to the new king.)
  • Sau trận chiến, tướng giặc quyết định quy thuận. (After the battle, the enemy general decided to surrender and pledge loyalty.)
  • Họ quy thuận triều đình để được sống yên ổn. (They submitted to the imperial court to live in peace.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is primarily used in historical, literary, or formal political contexts, often describing the act of smaller states, tribes, or armies submitting to a larger empire or ruler.
• It implies a conscious, formal act of surrender that includes a promise of future loyalty, not just a momentary cessation of hostility.

Variants and Related Words

• Quy hàng (v): To surrender (militarily), often under duress or after defeat. It focuses more on the act of laying down arms than the subsequent pledge of loyalty.
  • Quân đội buộc phải quy hàng vì hết lương thực. (The army was forced to surrender because they ran out of supplies.)
• Quy phục (v): To submit, to yield to authority. It is a close synonym but can be slightly broader, encompassing submission in both political and personal contexts.
  • Anh ấy hoàn toàn quy phục trước sức mạnh của đối thủ. (He completely yielded to his opponent's strength.)

Synonyms

• Submit: To accept or yield to a superior force or authority.
• Pledge allegiance: To promise loyalty and support.
• Swear fealty: A formal oath of loyalty, especially in a feudal context.

Related Idioms

• Quy thuận thiên mệnh: To submit to the Mandate of Heaven. A historical concept where one acknowledges the divine right of a ruler.
  • Các chư hầu quy thuận thiên mệnh của hoàng đế. (The vassals submitted to the emperor's Mandate of Heaven.)