quốc khố

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • National treasury; state treasury; public purse: The financial resources and assets belonging to and managed by a nation or state. This term refers to the central repository of a government's revenue and funds, used for public expenditure.
    • Fisc: An archaic or formal term for the state treasury, especially in its role as the entity representing the government in financial matters.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • Ngân sách nhà nước được chi từ quốc khố. (The state budget is spent from the national treasury.)
    • Một phần lớn thuế thu được sẽ được đưa vào quốc khố. (A large portion of collected taxes will be put into the state treasury.)
    • Việc quản lý quốc khố phải minh bạch và chặt chẽ. (The management of the public purse must be transparent and strict.)
Advanced Usage
  • This term is considered formal and somewhat archaic in modern Vietnamese. In contemporary administrative and financial contexts, words like ngân sách nhà nước (state budget), kho bạc nhà nước (state treasury), or ngân khố (treasury) are more commonly used.
  • It often appears in historical, legal, or literary contexts to evoke a sense of formality, tradition, or the collective wealth of the nation.
Variants and Related Words
  • Ngân khố (n): Treasury, exchequer. A more modern and commonly used synonym.
  • Kho bạc nhà nước (n): State treasury. Refers specifically to the institution managing state funds.
  • Ngân sách nhà nước (n): State budget. Refers to the government's plan for revenue and expenditure.
Synonyms
  • National treasury
  • State treasury
  • Public purse
  • Fisc (archaic/formal)
  • Exchequer
Related Idioms
  • Trống rỗng quốc khố: The state treasury is empty.
    • Sau chiến tranh, trống rỗng quốc khố là vấn đề nghiêm trọng. (After the war, an empty state treasury was a serious problem.)
  • Bòn rút quốc khố: To embezzle or pilfer from the state treasury.
    • Hắn ta bị kết tội bòn rút quốc khố. (He was convicted of embezzling from the state treasury.)