Definition

1. Noun:
   • Hierarchy and order: A social organization consisting of distinct levels or ranks from top to bottom, emphasizing proper structure and discipline.
   • Pecking order and discipline: The structured system of ranks and the expected behavior that maintains social or organizational stability.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Một xã hội ổn định cần có tôn ti trật tự. (A stable society needs hierarchy and order.)
  • Công ty đó rất coi trọng tôn ti trật tự. (That company highly values the pecking order and discipline.)
  • Mọi thành viên phải tuân theo tôn ti trật tự của tổ chức. (All members must follow the organization's hierarchy and order.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is often used in formal, sociological, or organizational contexts to describe the fundamental framework for stability, sometimes with a conservative connotation emphasizing respect for authority and established rules.

Variants and Related Words

• Trật tự (n): order, sequence.
  • Mọi người xếp hàng giữ trật tự. (Everyone lined up to maintain order.)
• Thứ bậc (n): rank, grade, level.
  • Thứ bậc trong quân đội rất rõ ràng. (Ranks in the military are very clear.)

Synonyms

• Hierarchy: A system in which members of an organization or society are ranked according to relative status or authority.
• Chain of command: The order in which authority and power in an organization is wielded and delegated.
• Social order: The set of linked social structures, institutions, and practices that conserve, maintain, and enforce a normative way of relating and behaving.

Related Idioms

• Trên kính dưới nhường: A phrase describing the ideal behavior within a "tôn ti trật tự" system, meaning to respect those above and yield to those below, promoting harmony.
  • Gia đình ấy sống theo nguyên tắc trên kính dưới nhường. (That family lives by the principle of respecting superiors and yielding to inferiors.)