tước lộc

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Definition

1. Noun:
   • Titles and Emoluments: A historical term referring to the official ranks, titles, and the associated salaries or stipends granted to mandarins and officials in feudal times.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Các quan trong triều đều mong muốn được hưởng tước lộc. (Court officials all desired to enjoy titles and emoluments.)
  • Ông ấy từ bỏ tước lộc để về quê sống ẩn dật. (He abandoned his title and stipend to return to his hometown and live in seclusion.)

Advanced Usage

• The concept of "tước lộc" is deeply tied to the Confucian bureaucratic system, where service to the monarch was rewarded with rank and material benefits. It implies a system of patronage and royal favor.

Variants and Related Words

• Bổng lộc (n): Perquisites, benefits, or income from an official position (often with a similar meaning but can be used in broader contexts).

  • Làm quan thì được hưởng bổng lộc. (Being an official, one receives a salary and benefits.)

• Quan tước (n): Official ranks and titles.

  • Ông được phong quan tước cao. (He was conferred a high official title.)

Synonyms

• Titles and stipends: The closest direct translation.
• Rank and emoluments: A formal synonym.
• Office and its benefits: A descriptive phrase.

Related Idioms

• Hưởng tước lộc: To enjoy the titles and emoluments (of an official position).

  • Cả gia tộc được hưởng tước lộc nhờ công lao của ông. (The entire clan enjoyed titles and emoluments thanks to his merits.)

• Mưu cầu tước lộc: To seek or scheme for official rank and reward.

  • Kẻ tiểu nhân chỉ biết mưu cầu tước lộc. (Petty people only know how to scheme for titles and emoluments.)