Definition

1. 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.