trí sĩ
Definition
- Noun (Historical/Official):
- A retired mandarin or official: In historical and feudal contexts, "trí sĩ" refers to a government official or scholar-official who has formally retired from service, often after reaching a certain age or having served for many years.
- A retiree (archaic): The term broadly denotes a person, specifically a civil servant or learned individual, who has withdrawn from active public duty or professional life.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Sau 40 năm phục vụ, cụ trở thành một vị trí sĩ được kính trọng. (After 40 years of service, the elder became a respected retired mandarin.)
- Làng này có nhiều vị trí sĩ lui về ở ẩn. (This village has many retired officials who have retreated into seclusion.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "trí sĩ" is primarily used in historical, literary, or formal contexts discussing Vietnam's feudal or imperial past. It is considered an archaic term in modern Vietnamese and is not typically used for contemporary retirees.
Variants and Related Words
- Về hưu (v): to retire (modern, general term).
- Ông ấy đã về hưu được năm năm. (He has been retired for five years.)
- Quan lại (n): mandarin, official (feudal era).
- Hưu trí (n/v): retirement/to retire (modern administrative term).
Synonyms
- Retired mandarin
- Retired official
- Pensioner (in a historical sense)
Related Idioms
- Về vườn: to retire to one's garden (a common idiom for retirement, implying a peaceful withdrawal to private life).
- Sau khi trí sĩ, ông ấy về vườn trồng cây. (After retiring from official post, he retired to his garden to grow trees.)