Definition

1. 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.)

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