tôn xưng
Definition
- Verb:
- To address with a respectful title or honorific: To call someone by a formal, dignified, or reverential title to show high esteem or deference.
- To proclaim / to bestow a title: To formally declare or confer a prestigious title or rank upon someone, often in a ceremonial context.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Người dân tôn xưng ông ấy là thánh. (The people address him as a saint.)
- Nghị viện tôn xưng vị tướng quân làm hoàng đế. (The parliament proclaimed the general emperor.)
- Trong gia đình, chúng tôi tôn xưng ông bà bằng những từ rất trang trọng. (In our family, we address our grandparents with very formal terms.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in historical, religious, or formal institutional contexts to describe the act of granting or using a title of high honor.
- It implies a public or formal acknowledgment of someone's elevated status, authority, or virtue.
Variants and Related Words
Tôn vinh (v): to honor, to glorify. This focuses more on the act of showing honor rather than specifically using a title.
- Lễ trao giải nhằm tôn vinh các nhà khoa học. (The awards ceremony aims to honor the scientists.)
Tôn kính (v/adj): to revere, to venerate; respectful. This describes the feeling of deep respect.
- Mọi người đều tôn kính vị lão làng. (Everyone reveres the village elder.)
Synonyms
- To honor (with a title): To confer distinction.
- To proclaim: To declare officially.
- To address as: To call by a specific name or title.
- To style: To designate with a particular title.
Related Idioms
- Tôn xưng đại vương: To proclaim someone as a great king. This phrase exemplifies the ceremonial use of the term.
- Sau chiến thắng, binh lính tôn xưng ông ấy làm đại vương. (After the victory, the soldiers proclaimed him as the great king.)