Definition

1. Noun:
   • Servant: A person who performs duties for others, especially in a household, and is under their authority or command.
   • Subordinate: A person who is under the authority or control of another.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông chủ đối xử rất tốt với những người tôi tớ. (The master treated his servants very well.)
  • Trong chế độ phong kiến, họ là tôi tớ trung thành của nhà vua. (In the feudal regime, they were loyal subjects of the king.)

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used metaphorically to express extreme humility or subservience.
  • Tôi chỉ là tôi tớ của công chúng. (I am merely a servant of the public.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đầy tớ (n): A synonym for servant, often used interchangeably with .
  • Người đầy tớ chăm chỉ. (The diligent servant.)

Synonyms

• Servant: A person employed to perform domestic duties.
• Retainer: A servant, especially one who has worked for a family for a long time.
• Subordinate: A person lower in rank or position.

Related Idioms

• Làm tôi tớ: To serve as a servant; to be in a servile position.
  • Ông ấy không muốn làm tôi tớ cho bất kỳ ai. (He does not want to be a servant to anyone.)

noun

1. subordinate, subject