đình thần
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Definition
- Noun:
- Courtiers, court officials: Refers to the collective body of high-ranking mandarins and dignitaries who served in the royal court of a Vietnamese monarch, typically during feudal dynasties.
- Court dignitaries: Individual officials of high status and rank within the imperial court administration.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Các đình thần bàn luận việc quốc sự. (The court officials deliberated on affairs of state.)
- Vị đình thần ấy nổi tiếng là người chính trực. (That court dignitary was famous for being upright.)
- Lệnh vua được truyền đạt đến toàn thể đình thần. (The king's order was communicated to all the courtiers.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is historical and archaic, primarily used in contexts discussing Vietnam's feudal history, literature, or historical dramas. It implies a formal, institutional role within the royal court structure.
Variants and Related Words
- Quan lại (n): A more general term for bureaucrats or mandarins, which can include officials serving at both the central (court) and local levels.
- Triều thần (n): A very close synonym meaning court officials or court ministers, often used interchangeably with .
- Văn võ bá quan (n): A classical phrase meaning "all civil and military officials," often used to address the entire assembly of courtiers.
Synonyms
- Courtiers: Persons who attend a royal court.
- Mandarin: A historical term for a senior official in imperial China and Vietnam.
- Dignitaries: Persons considered important because of high rank or office.
Related Idioms
- Trung thần nghĩa sĩ: Refers to "loyal officials and righteous men," a phrase often used alongside to praise those who served the kingdom with loyalty and virtue.
- Bề tôi: Means "servant" or "subject," a humble term a court official might use to refer to themselves before the king.
- Courtiers, court officials