đặc sai

Ông vua đặc sai một vị quan đi thăm dò tình hình biên giới.

Definition

1. Verb (archaic):
   • To send on a special mission: The primary meaning of "đặc sai" is to dispatch someone with a specific, often important or secret, task or assignment. It implies an official or authoritative delegation for a particular purpose.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Nhà vua đặc sai một vị quan đi điều tra vụ án. (The king sent a mandarin on a special mission to investigate the case.)
  • Quan tổng trấn đặc sai sứ giả mang thư khẩn cấp đến kinh đô. (The governor dispatched a messenger on a special mission to carry an urgent letter to the capital.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is historical and literary. It is rarely used in modern, everyday Vietnamese and is typically found in historical texts, novels, or formal narratives about the past.

Variants and Related Words

• Cử (v): to send, to appoint. A more common and general modern term for sending someone on a task.

  • Sếp cử tôi đi công tác. (The boss sent me on a business trip.)

• Phái đi (v): to dispatch, to send.

  • Công ty phái đi một nhóm kỹ sư. (The company dispatched a team of engineers.)

Synonyms

• Dispatch: to send off for a specific purpose.
• Delegate: to entrust a task or mission to someone.

Notes on Usage

• Register: "Đặc sai" is an archaic term. Its use in contemporary contexts would sound very formal, literary, or intentionally historical.
• Connotation: It carries a connotation of formality, urgency, and importance, often related to governmental, royal, or official business.