trọng thần
Definition
- Noun:
- Important/High-ranking official: A historical term for a high-ranking mandarin or court official who held a significant position of power and responsibility in the feudal government.
- Key minister: Refers specifically to a minister or advisor of great importance and influence to the monarch or the state.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Ông ấy là một trọng thần trong triều đình nhà Lê. (He was a key minister in the Le dynasty court.)
- Các trọng thần đang bàn việc quốc sự. (The high-ranking officials are discussing state affairs.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "trọng thần" is primarily used in historical or literary contexts to describe figures in Vietnam's feudal administrative system. It is not used for modern government officials.
Variants and Related Words
Đại thần (n): A synonym often used interchangeably with "trọng thần" to mean a high-ranking court official or minister.
- Vị đại thần đó rất được trọng vọng. (That high-ranking minister is highly respected.)
Khâm sai đại thần (n): An imperial envoy or specially appointed high commissioner.
- Khâm sai đại thần được vua cử đi xử án. (The imperial envoy was sent by the king to adjudicate a case.)
Synonyms
- High-ranking mandarin: A senior official in a historical imperial bureaucracy.
- Key minister: A minister of central importance.
- Senior court official: An official serving in the royal court.
Related Idioms
- "Trọng thần phụ chính": A key minister acting as regent or advisor to a young or inexperienced monarch.
- Thời vua còn nhỏ, một trọng thần phụ chính điều hành triều đình. (When the king was young, a key minister acting as regent ran the court.)