đường lại

Ông quan ngồi làm việc với các đường lại trong công đường.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Retinue; entourage: A group of attendants, servants, or followers accompanying an important person, especially an official or a dignitary.
   • Staff; personnel (archaic/formal): Refers to the subordinate personnel or staff working within an official's office or a government bureau in historical contexts.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Quan lớn đi đâu cũng có đường lại đi theo. (The high-ranking mandarin was always followed by his retinue wherever he went.)
  • Công việc trong dinh được phân cho các đường lại. (The work in the official residence was assigned to the staff.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "đường lại" is primarily used in historical or literary contexts to describe the administrative personnel of feudal or royal courts. It is not commonly used in modern everyday language to refer to contemporary office staff.

Variants and Related Words

• Tuỳ tùng (n): Entourage, retinue. A more modern term with a similar meaning.

  • Vị nguyên thủ đón tiếp cùng với đoàn tuỳ tùng. (The head of state greeted them along with his entourage.)

• Quan lại (n): Mandarins and officials. Refers to the officials themselves, not their attendants.

  • Hệ thống quan lại thời phong kiến rất phức tạp. (The system of mandarins during the feudal period was very complex.)

Synonyms

• Retinue: A group of advisers, assistants, or others accompanying an important person.
• Entourage: A group of people attending or surrounding an important person.
• Attendants: People employed to provide a service to the public or to another person.

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