áo lá
Definition
- Noun:
- Palm-leaf raincoat: A traditional Vietnamese raincoat made from dried palm leaves, often worn by farmers or laborers for protection against rain and sun.
- Leaf-dress: A garment made from leaves or plant materials, often used in historical or cultural contexts.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Người nông dân mặc áo lá để đi làm dưới trời mưa. (The farmer wears a palm-leaf raincoat to work in the rain.)
- Trong một số lễ hội, người ta mặc áo lá để tái hiện trang phục cổ xưa. (In some festivals, people wear leaf-dresses to recreate ancient costumes.)
Advanced Usage
- "áo lá tơi": A specific type of palm-leaf raincoat, often implying a coarse, sturdy garment.
- Chiếc áo lá tơi cũ đã che mưa cho ông bao nhiêu mùa vụ. (The old, coarse palm-leaf raincoat has sheltered him from the rain for many harvest seasons.)
Variants and Related Words
- Áo tơi (n): Another term for a raincoat made from natural materials like leaves or grass, very similar to .
- Áo mưa (n): Modern raincoat (made from plastic or nylon). This is the contemporary, more common term.
Synonyms
- Palm-leaf coat: A direct descriptive synonym in English.
- Straw raincoat: A general term for raincoats made from dried grass or straw.
Related Phrases
- Kết áo lá: To weave or make a palm-leaf raincoat.
- Ông cụ dạy tôi cách kết áo lá. (The old man taught me how to weave a palm-leaf raincoat.)
Related Idioms
- (Mặc) áo lá đi đày: (To wear) a leaf-dress into exile. This idiom references historical punishment or a state of extreme hardship and banishment.
- Kẻ phản bội bị kết tội mặc áo lá đi đày. (The traitor was sentenced to exile in a leaf-dress [to a life of extreme hardship].)
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Undervest
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Palm-leaf raincoat
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leaf-dress
