thầy thừa

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Definition

1. Noun:
   • Deputy official / Subordinate clerk: A historical term for a low-ranking mandarin or clerk in the traditional Vietnamese administrative system, often assisting a higher-ranking official.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông ấy làm thầy thừa ở một huyện. (He worked as a deputy official in a district.)
  • Chức vụ thầy thừa có quyền hạn rất hạn chế. (The position of a subordinate clerk had very limited authority.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily historical and is used in contexts describing the feudal or Nguyễn dynasty bureaucracy. It is not used in modern administrative contexts.

Variants and Related Words

• Thừa phái (n): A synonym for , referring to the same type of subordinate official.
  • Thừa phái là một chức quan nhỏ. (A thừa phái was a minor mandarin position.)

Synonyms

• Deputy official: A subordinate officer.
• Clerk: An office worker, especially in a historical context.
• Subordinate mandarin: A low-ranking bureaucrat in a historical feudal system.

Notes on Usage

• The word thầy thừa is archaic. In modern Vietnamese, terms like (staff), (secretary), or (civil servant) are used instead.
• It often carries a connotation of having very little real power or being in a purely assistant-like role.