trường quy
Definition
- Noun:
- Examination hall regulations: The formal rules and procedures governing a traditional imperial competitive examination or a formal examination setting.
- Fixed rule / established procedure: A strict, codified set of guidelines that must be followed in a formal institutional context.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Thí sinh nào cũng phải tuân thủ nghiêm ngặt trường quy. (Every candidate must strictly adhere to the examination hall regulations.)
- Việc tổ chức thi cử xưa có rất nhiều trường quy phức tạp. (The organization of examinations in the past involved many complex formal regulations.)
- Phạm trường quy sẽ bị đuổi khỏi trường thi ngay lập tức. (Violating the examination regulations would result in immediate expulsion from the examination hall.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is historical and literary, primarily referring to the rigid rules of Vietnam's former Confucian-based imperial examinations. It evokes a sense of strict formality and tradition.
- "Phạm trường quy": This is a set phrase meaning "to violate the examination regulations." It is the most common collocation for this word.
Variants and Related Words
- Tràng quy (n): An archaic variant spelling of "trường quy" with the same meaning.
Synonyms
- Regulations: Official rules governing a procedure.
- Protocol: The official procedure or system of rules.
- Code of conduct: A set of rules outlining expected behavior.
Related Idioms
- Phạm trường quy: To break the rules of the examination; by extension, to violate a fundamental or serious rule.
- Hành vi đó bị coi là phạm trường quy của cuộc thi. (That behavior is considered a violation of the competition's fundamental rules.)