yết kiến
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Verb:
- To have an audience with; to be granted an audience: The act of formally meeting or being received by a person of high rank, authority, or status, such as a leader, monarch, or high official. It implies a formal request and permission for the meeting.
- To pay a formal visit (to a superior): To visit someone in a higher social or official position, following protocol and formalities.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Các đại sứ mới đến đã xin yết kiến Quốc vương. (The newly arrived ambassadors requested an audience with the King.)
- Ông ấy đã được yết kiến Thủ tướng để trình bày kế hoạch. (He was granted an audience with the Prime Minister to present his plan.)
- Trong chuyến công du, tổng thống sẽ yết kiến Giáo hoàng. (During the state visit, the president will have an audience with the Pope.)
Advanced Usage
"Xin yết kiến": To request/solicit an audience.
- Phái đoàn đã chính thức xin yết kiến để thảo luận vấn đề khẩn cấp. (The delegation formally requested an audience to discuss the urgent matter.)
"Được yết kiến" / "Cho yết kiến": To be granted an audience / To grant an audience.
- Nhà vua đã cho yết kiến các thương nhân nước ngoài. (The King granted an audience to the foreign merchants.)
Variants and Related Words
- Yết hầu (verb): To present oneself at the throat/gate (archaic). This is an older, more specific term related to formal presentation.
- Bái kiến (verb): To visit respectfully (a term showing deference, but less formal and specific to high authority than "yết kiến").
- Triều kiến (verb): To have an imperial audience (specifically used for meeting an emperor or in an imperial court context).
Synonyms
- Audience (noun): A formal meeting with a person of high rank.
- Wait upon (phrasal verb): To visit or attend as a sign of respect (formal, somewhat archaic).
- Be received by (verb phrase): To be formally met or welcomed by someone.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
(Note: As "yết kiến" is a single verb in Vietnamese, equivalent English phrasal verbs are provided for context.) - Request an audience with: To formally ask for a meeting with a superior. - The ambassador requested an audience with the Queen. - Be granted an audience with: To be formally permitted to meet a superior. - The scholar was granted an audience with the Dalai Lama.
Related Idioms
- To have an audience with someone: To meet someone important formally.
- It was a great honor to have an audience with the former president.
- To gain access to someone: To succeed in getting a meeting with someone, often someone powerful or busy.
- The lobbyists tried every means to gain access to the committee chair.