đô ngự sử

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Chief Censor: A high-ranking official in historical Vietnamese imperial courts, specifically within the Censorate, whose primary duty was to investigate and impeach other officials for misconduct or crimes, and to report these findings directly to the emperor.
   • This term refers to a specific bureaucratic title in the pre-modern administration of Vietnam.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Vị đô ngự sử đã dâng sớ hạch tội vị quan tham nhũng. (The Chief Censor submitted a memorial impeaching the corrupt official.)
  • Chức vụ đô ngự sử có quyền lực giám sát rất lớn. (The position of Chief Censor held significant supervisory power.)

Advanced Usage

• The Đô Ngự Sử was typically the head of the Ngự Sử Đài (Censorate), a crucial institution for monitoring the imperial bureaucracy.
  • Ngự Sử Đài, dưới sự lãnh đạo của đô ngự sử, giữ vai trò thanh tra triều đình. (The Censorate, under the leadership of the Chief Censor, played the role of inspecting the court.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ngự sử (n): Censor. A general term for officials in the Censorate.
  • Các ngự sử có nhiệm vụ can gián vua. (The censors had the duty of remonstrating with the king.)
• Giám sát ngự sử (n): Surveillance Censor. A related but distinct position.
• Hạch tấu (v): To impeach by memorial. This describes the key action of the .

Synonyms

• Chief Imperial Censor: A direct translation emphasizing the official's high rank and role.
• Head Censor: A simpler synonym focusing on leadership within the censorial body.

Related Idioms

• Vạch tội, hạch tấu: To expose crimes and impeach. This phrase encapsulates the core function of the .
  • Công việc của đô ngự sử là vạch tội, hạch tấu. (The work of the Chief Censor was to expose crimes and impeach.)