quân thần
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Noun:
- Monarch and subjects: "quân thần" refers to the hierarchical relationship between the king (or ruler) and his officials or subjects. It denotes the fundamental bond in a feudal system, based on loyalty and duty.
- The concept of ruler and minister: It embodies the Confucian principle governing the proper conduct between the sovereign and those who serve him.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Mối quan hệ quân thần là nền tảng của chế độ phong kiến. (The monarch-subject relationship was the foundation of the feudal system.)
- Đạo quân thần nhấn mạnh lòng trung thành của bề tôi. (The way of ruler and minister emphasizes the loyalty of the officials.)
Advanced Usage
"Đạo quân thần": The doctrine or moral principle governing the relationship between ruler and subject.
- Nho giáo đề cao đạo quân thần, phụ tử. (Confucianism upholds the doctrines of ruler-subject and father-child relationships.)
"Nghĩa quân thần": The righteousness, obligation, or bond between the monarch and his servants.
- Ông ấy luôn ghi nhớ nghĩa quân thần. (He always remembered the righteous bond between ruler and subject.)
Variants and Related Words
Bề tôi (n): Subjects, vassals, officials (the "thần" part of "quân thần").
- Các bề tôi trung thành với nhà vua. (The loyal subjects served the king.)
Bá quan văn võ (idiom): All civil and military mandarins (the collective body of "thần").
- Bá quan văn võ đều có mặt tại triều đình. (All civil and military officials were present at the court.)
Synonyms
- Vua tôi: King and subjects (a more direct and common synonym).
- Chuyện vua tôi thời xưa thật phức tạp. (The affairs between kings and their subjects in ancient times were very complex.)
Related Phrases / Idioms
- "Quân xử thần tử, thần bất tử bất trung": (A proverb) If the ruler orders the subject to die, the subject who does not die is disloyal. This extreme idiom illustrates the absolute loyalty expected in the "quân thần" relationship.
- Tư tưởng "quân xử thần tử" thể hiện đạo quân thần khắc nghiệt thời phong kiến. (The idea that "the ruler orders, the subject dies" reflects the harsh ruler-subject doctrine of feudal times.)
- [Relation between] the King and courties