Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

quan chế

[kwaːn˧˧ t͡ɕe˧˦]

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) mandarinate (political form of rule by mandarins)

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

chế độ quan lại

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Noun

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Examples

[…] toàn bộ lịch sử quan chế Việt Nam từ đầu cho đến hết thế kỷ XVIII (trừ quan chế thời Tây Sơn).[…] the entire history of the Vietnamese mandarinate from its beginning to the end of the 18th century (except the mandarinate during the Tây Sơn period).

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Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Topics: Kings & rulers

Common questions

What does “quan chế” mean?

(noun) mandarinate (political form of rule by mandarins)

Is “quan chế” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.