Definition

1. Noun:
   • Dynasty: A line of hereditary rulers of a country, or the period during which a particular family or line rules. This is the primary historical and political meaning.
   • Reign: The period during which a specific sovereign (king, queen, emperor) rules. This meaning focuses on the time span of a single monarch's rule.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Triều đại nhà Trần kéo dài 175 năm. (The Tran dynasty lasted 175 years.)
  • Triều đại của Nữ hoàng Victoria là một thời kỳ thịnh vượng. (The reign of Queen Victoria was a period of prosperity.)
  • Lịch sử Trung Quốc có nhiều triều đại hùng mạnh. (Chinese history has many powerful dynasties.)

Advanced Usage

• The word can be used metaphorically to describe a prolonged period of dominance or leadership by a particular group or figure in non-monarchical contexts, such as in business or sports.
  • Triều đại của huấn luyện viên đó đã kết thúc. (That coach's reign has ended.)

Variants and Related Words

• Vương triều (n): Synonym for dynasty, often with a similar meaning.
• Triều đình (n): The royal court or imperial court, referring to the institution and its officials, not the time period.

Synonyms

• Dynasty: A succession of rulers from the same family or line.
• Reign: The period of a sovereign's rule.
• Regime: Often used for a system of government, sometimes interchangeable in the context of a ruling period.

Related Idioms

• While "triều đại" itself is not commonly used in many idiomatic expressions, it is central to historical phrases.
  • Sự suy tàn của một triều đại (The fall/decline of a dynasty)
  • Triều đại vàng son (A golden/glorious dynasty)

noun

1. dynasty, reign