Definition

1. Noun:
   • Throne; kingship; royal position: The position, rank, or status of a king or monarch; the sovereignty associated with a ruler.
   • Royal authority: The power and dignity inherent in the office of a king.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Nhà vua đã giữ vững vương vị của mình trong suốt ba mươi năm. (The king maintained his throne for thirty years.)
  • Cuộc tranh giành vương vị đã gây ra một cuộc nội chiến. (The struggle for the kingship caused a civil war.)
  • Ông ấy từ bỏ vương vị để sống một cuộc đời bình thường. (He abdicated the royal position to live an ordinary life.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in historical, literary, or formal contexts to discuss legitimacy, succession, and power struggles related to monarchy.
• It can be used metaphorically in competitive contexts to denote a top or reigning position, though this is an extended, figurative use.

Variants and Related Words

• Ngai vàng (n): Literally "ivory/golden throne"; often used synonymously with to mean the physical throne or the sovereign power itself.
  • Kẻ phản nghịch muốn chiếm lấy ngai vàng. (The rebel wanted to seize the throne.)
• Vương quyền (n): Royal power or royal prerogative.
  • Vương quyền thời phong kiến là tuyệt đối. (Royal power in the feudal era was absolute.)

Synonyms

• Throne: The chair of state for a monarch, or the position itself.
• Kingship: The state, office, or dignity of a king.
• Sovereignty: Supreme power or authority, especially of a monarch.
• Crown: Often used metaphorically for the position of a monarch.

Related Idioms

• Tranh giành vương vị: To contend for the throne; to engage in a power struggle for kingship.
  • Lịch sử ghi lại nhiều cuộc tranh giành vương vị đẫm máu. (History records many bloody struggles for the throne.)
• Kế thừa vương vị: To inherit the throne.
  • Hoàng tử trẻ sẽ kế thừa vương vị khi ông ấy đủ tuổi. (The young prince will inherit the throne when he comes of age.)