triều yết
Definition
- Verb:
- To have an audience with the monarch: The primary meaning of "triều yết" refers to the formal act of a mandarin or official presenting themselves before the king or emperor in a court ceremony.
- To be received in a royal audience: It describes the specific event where subjects are granted a formal meeting with the sovereign.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Các quan đại thần vào cung để triều yết nhà vua. (The high-ranking mandarins entered the palace to have an audience with the king.)
- Lễ triều yết được tổ chức vào mỗi buổi sáng. (The royal audience ceremony was held every morning.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is historical and used almost exclusively in the context of feudal monarchies, particularly the Vietnamese imperial court. It implies strict protocol, hierarchy, and formality.
Variants and Related Words
Triều đình (n): the royal court, the imperial court.
- Những quyết định quan trọng được thảo luận tại triều đình. (Important decisions were discussed at the royal court.)
Chầu (v): to attend court; a more general term for being present at a royal gathering.
- Các quan phải chầu vua từ sáng sớm. (The mandarins had to attend the king's court from early morning.)
Synonyms
- To have a royal audience: The most direct synonym, emphasizing the formal meeting.
- To pay homage at court: Suggests the act of showing respect to the monarch.
Related Idioms
- Triều yết long nhan: (To behold the dragon face) A formal and literary phrase emphasizing the act of seeing the emperor's face during the audience.
- Đó là ân điển lớn khi được triều yết long nhan. (It was a great grace to be granted an audience to behold the imperial countenance.)