vòng tên

Definition
  1. Verb (archaic):
    • To strike out a name (by encircling it with a circle using a brush) from a list: The term describes the historical administrative act of removing someone's name from a register, typically by drawing a circle around it with a brush.
Usage Examples
  • Verb:
    • Sau cuộc thanh trừng, quan lại đã vòng tên nhiều người khỏi sổ. (After the purge, the mandarins struck out many names from the register.)
    • Việc vòng tên khỏi danh sách ấy đồng nghĩa với việc bị tước hết quyền lợi. (Being struck from that list meant being stripped of all privileges.)
Advanced Usage
  • The term is primarily found in historical or literary contexts describing feudal or pre-modern bureaucratic procedures. The action symbolized official dismissal, exclusion, or punishment.
Variants and Related Words
  • Gạch tên (v): to cross out a name (a more modern and common equivalent).
    • Giám đốc gạch tên anh ta khỏi danh sách nhân viên. (The director crossed his name off the employee list.)
Synonyms
  • To expunge: to erase or remove completely.
  • To strike out: to draw a line through text to delete it.
  • To remove (from a list): to take a name off a register.
Related Idioms
  • No common idioms directly use this specific archaic verb. The concept is related to broader idioms about exclusion or erasure, such as "xóa sổ" (to wipe out).