thương đoàn
Definition
- Noun:
- Merchant guild / trade association: A historical organization formed by merchants to conduct commerce collectively or to mutually protect their commercial interests.
- Commercial company: An archaic term for a trading company or commercial society.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Thương đoàn này kiểm soát việc buôn bán tơ lụa. (This merchant guild controlled the silk trade.)
- Các thương đoàn châu Âu từng rất hùng mạnh. (European trade associations were once very powerful.)
- Họ thành lập một thương đoàn để cùng nhau kinh doanh. (They established a commercial company to do business together.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "thương đoàn" is now considered archaic and is primarily used in historical contexts to describe pre-modern or early modern commercial organizations.
Variants and Related Words
- Phường buôn / Hội buôn: These are other historical Vietnamese terms for a guild or association of merchants.
- Phường buôn đó chuyên về gốm sứ. (That merchant guild specialized in ceramics.)
Synonyms
- Merchant guild: An association of merchants.
- Trade association: A body representing traders in a particular business.
- Commercial company: A business entity engaged in trade.
Related Idioms
- : An idiom meaning "to have companions in buying and a guild in selling," emphasizing the traditional importance of trade associations and networks.