văn trị

Nhà vua thực hành văn trị để quản lý đất nước.

Definition

1. Noun (Historical / Literary):
   • Civil administration; rule by civil means: A traditional concept referring to governance through cultural, educational, and bureaucratic systems, emphasizing moral virtue, rites, and literature, as opposed to military rule or coercion.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Các triều đại phong kiến coi trọng văn trị. (Feudal dynasties valued civil administration.)
  • Thời kỳ đó được sử sách ghi nhận là một thời kỳ văn trị thịnh vượng. (That period is recorded in history as a prosperous era of civil rule.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in contrast with "võ công" (military achievements) or "võ trị" (military rule). A balanced reign was often praised as having both "văn trị" and "võ công".

Variants and Related Words

• Văn trị công đức: (n) The merits and virtues of civil administration.
• Văn trị giáo hóa: (n) Civil administration and cultural moral education.

Synonyms

• Civil governance: Rule through civil institutions.
• Civil administration: The system of public administration.

Related Idioms/Phrases

• "Văn trị võ công": (idiom) Literary rule and military feats; to excel in both civil administration and military achievements.
  • Vị vua lý tưởng trong quan niệm xưa là người có đủ cả văn trị võ công. (The ideal king in traditional conception was one who possessed both civil and military prowess.)