đoản biểu
Definition
- Noun:
- A short memorial: A concise written report or petition submitted to a monarch or high authority in historical contexts.
- A brief report: A summarized document used to present information or a request formally and directly to a ruler.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Quan địa phương dâng đoản biểu lên vua. (The local official presented a short memorial to the king.)
- Nội dung đoản biểu rất rõ ràng và súc tích. (The content of the brief report was very clear and concise.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is primarily used in historical or literary contexts to describe official documents within a feudal or imperial administrative system. It is not used in modern everyday language.
Variants and Related Words
- Biểu (n): A memorial, a formal report or petition addressed to a superior, especially a sovereign. This is the root word, with "đoản" meaning "short."
- Tấu (n): A synonym for a memorial or report to the emperor.
- Sớ (n): A petition or memorial, often detailed, submitted to the emperor.
Synonyms
- Memorial: A written statement of facts or a petition presented to a sovereign.
- Petition: A formal written request.
- Report: An account given of a particular matter.
Related Idioms
- Dâng biểu: To present a memorial (to a king or emperor). This is a common collocation.
- Vị tướng dâng biểu xin tăng viện. (The general presented a memorial requesting reinforcements.)