tá lí

Ông ấy làm việc như một tá lí trong bộ.

Definition

1. Noun (Historical):
   • Office chief / Head clerk: A historical term for an administrative head or chief clerk within a government ministry or bureau, responsible for managing office affairs and documents.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông ấy từng giữ chức tá lí ở Bộ Lại thời xưa. (He once held the position of office chief in the Ministry of Personnel in the old days.)
  • Công việc của một vị tá lí rất quan trọng trong bộ máy hành chính. (The work of an office chief was very important in the administrative apparatus.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "tá lí" is largely archaic and is primarily encountered in historical texts, documents, or discussions about Vietnam's feudal or early modern administrative systems. It is not used in contemporary job titles.

Variants and Related Words

• Tham tá (n): A historical official title; a junior or assistant official.
• Lại viên (n): Clerk, scribe (a general historical term for administrative staff).

Synonyms

• Chief clerk
• Office head
• Bureau chief (historical context)

Notes on Usage

• "Tá lí" is an obsolete term. In modern Vietnamese, equivalent positions would be referred to with contemporary titles such as "trưởng phòng" (department head) or "chánh văn phòng" (chief of office).