thông sức

Definition

1. Noun (Historical/Official):
   • An official notification or proclamation: A formal announcement or order issued by a feudal or colonial government authority to the populace, communicating a decree, law, or important information.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Triều đình ban hành một thông sức mới về việc thu thuế. (The court issued a new proclamation regarding tax collection.)
  • Thông sức của chính quyền được dán ở khắp các ngã đường. (The government's notification was posted at every street corner.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "thông sức" is now considered archaic and is primarily found in historical texts or discussions about pre-modern Vietnamese administration. In modern contexts, words like (announcement) or (official dispatch) are used instead.

Variants and Related Words

• Thông báo (n): announcement, notice. The modern, general term for any notification.

  • Công ty gửi thông báo đến toàn thể nhân viên. (The company sent a notice to all employees.)

• Công văn (n): official document, dispatch. Refers to formal written communication between government agencies or officials.

  • Bộ Ngoại giao đã phát đi một công văn khẩn. (The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued an urgent dispatch.)

• Chỉ dụ (n): imperial edict. A specific type of order from a monarch.

  • Nhà vua ra chỉ dụ tha tù. (The king issued an edict to pardon prisoners.)

Synonyms

• Proclamation: a public or official announcement.
• Decree: an official order issued by a legal authority.
• Edict: an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority (especially historical/imperial contexts).

Related Idioms

• While there are no direct idioms using "thông sức", the concept relates to formal commands. A related historical phrase is:
• Trăm quan văn võ: (all civil and military officials) – often mentioned in the context of receiving and implementing royal or official proclamations.
  • Thông sức được truyền đến trăm quan văn võ. (The proclamation was transmitted to all civil and military officials.)