tòng vong
Definition
- Verb (archaic):
- To follow a king into exile: To voluntarily accompany and share the fate of a deposed or fleeing monarch, leaving one's homeland.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Các trung thần quyết tâm tòng vong theo nhà vua. (The loyal ministers were determined to follow the king into exile.)
- Câu chuyện kể về những vị quan đã tòng vong. (The story tells of the mandarins who went into exile with their ruler.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is primarily found in historical or literary contexts, describing an act of supreme loyalty in feudal times.
Variants and Related Words
- Lưu vong (v): To live in exile (a more general, modern term for exile, not necessarily involving following a ruler).
- Gia đình ông ấy đã phải sống lưu vong nhiều năm. (His family had to live in exile for many years.)
Synonyms
- Follow into exile: To accompany someone banished or fleeing.
- Accompany in exile: To share someone's exiled state.
Related Idioms
- itself can be considered a fixed historical phrase. A related concept is "trung thần bất sự nhị quân" (a loyal minister does not serve two kings), which shares the theme of extreme loyalty.