Definition

1. Verb (archaic, historical):
   • To promote in rank or grade: The primary meaning of "thăng trật" is to elevate someone to a higher official position or rank within a traditional hierarchical system, such as a royal court or mandarin bureaucracy.
   • To be promoted in rank or grade: It can also describe the action of receiving such a promotion.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Nhà vua thăng trật cho các quan có công. (The king promoted the meritorious officials.)
  • Ông ấy được thăng trật lên chức Thượng thư. (He was promoted to the rank of Minister.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is almost exclusively used in historical or literary contexts referring to feudal or pre-modern administrative systems. It is not used for modern workplace promotions.

Variants and Related Words

• Thăng thưởng (v): to promote and reward.
• Thăng chức (v): to promote (modern, general term for promotion in a job).
• Thăng tiến (v): to advance, to progress (in one's career).

Synonyms

• Promote: to advance someone to a higher position.
• Elevate: to raise to a higher rank.
• Advance: to move forward in rank or status.

Related Idioms

• Thăng quan tiến chức: to rise through the official ranks (a common idiom describing career advancement in a bureaucratic system).
  • Câu chuyện kể về hành trình thăng quan tiến chức của một vị quan. (The story tells of an official's journey of rising through the ranks.)