quốc sử
Definition
- Noun:
- National history: The recorded history of a specific nation or country, focusing on its political, social, and cultural development from its origins to the present.
- Official dynastic history: In a historical context, particularly in feudal Vietnam, it refers to the officially compiled historical records of a dynasty or reign.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Học sinh Việt Nam học quốc sử từ cấp tiểu học. (Vietnamese students study national history from primary school.)
- Các sử gia đang tranh luận về cách diễn giải một sự kiện trong quốc sử. (Historians are debating the interpretation of an event in the national history.)
- Quốc sử quán triều Nguyễn đã biên soạn nhiều bộ sử quan trọng. (The Nguyễn dynasty's Historical Institute compiled many important historical texts.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "quốc sử" often implies a formal, official, or scholarly narrative, distinct from local histories or unofficial chronicles.
- In classical usage, "quốc sử" was synonymous with the state-sanctioned historical records maintained by the Quốc sử quán (National History Bureau).
Variants and Related Words
- Quốc sử quán (n): The National History Bureau or Institute; the official agency in feudal Vietnam responsible for recording and compiling dynastic history.
- Sử học (n): Historiography; the study of historical writing and methods.
- Lịch sử dân tộc (n): National history; a more modern phrase with a similar meaning to .
Synonyms
- National history: The history of a nation-state.
- Dynastic history: The official historical record of a ruling dynasty.
- Official history: The state-approved account of historical events.
Related Concepts
- Chính sử: Official history; often used interchangeably with to denote the authoritative, orthodox historical record.
- Biên niên sử: Annals; a chronological record of historical events, which may form the basis of a .