thiêm sự

Thiêm sự ngồi làm việc tại công đường.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A historical mandarin official position: In the traditional Vietnamese court bureaucracy, a "thiêm sự" was a senior civil service rank, often described as being similar to or just below a minister ("thượng thư"). It was a high-ranking administrative post.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông ấy được bổ nhiệm làm thiêm sự. (He was appointed as a "thiêm sự" official.)
  • Chức thiêm sự có quyền hạn rất lớn trong triều đình. (The "thiêm sự" position held significant authority in the royal court.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily used in historical contexts to describe the structure of pre-modern Vietnamese government. It is not used for contemporary administrative roles.

Variants and Related Words

• Thượng thư (n): Minister; a higher-ranking official than a "thiêm sự."
  • Thượng thư Bộ Lễ (Minister of Rites)

Synonyms

• Senior mandarin: A high-ranking civil servant in a historical East Asian bureaucracy.
• High official: A general term for a person holding a high government post.

Notes on Usage

• "Thiêm sự" is an archaic term. Its use is confined to discussions of history, literature, or historical drama. It is not used in modern administrative language.