Definition

1. Proper Noun:

   • The Bronze Sparrow Tower: The name of a magnificent and massive palace built by Cao Cao on the bank of the Zhang River in Henan Province. Historically, it is a symbol of ambition, luxury, and unfulfilled desire in Chinese history and literature.

2. Proper Noun (Cultural/Literary Reference):

   • A Poetic Motif: In classical poetry, "Đồng Tước" is used as an allusion to lost beauty, locked-away love, or the vanity of grand ambitions, famously referenced in the poem by Du Mu of the Tang Dynasty.

Usage Examples

• Proper Noun:
  • Tào Tháo xây đài Đồng Tước với tham vọng lớn. (Cao Cao built the Bronze Sparrow Tower with great ambition.)
  • "Đồng Tước xuân thâm tỏa nhị kiều" là một câu thơ nổi tiếng. ("The Bronze Sparrow Tower in deep spring locks away the two Qiaos" is a famous poetic line.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily used in historical and literary contexts to evoke specific imagery and themes from the Three Kingdoms period and classical Chinese poetry.

Variants and Related Words

• Đài Đồng Tước: A more descriptive form meaning "the Bronze Sparrow Tower" or "the Bronze Bird Terrace."

Synonyms

• Bronze Bird Tower: The direct English translation.
• Bronze Sparrow Terrace: An alternative translation.

Related Idioms and Allusions

• "Đồng Tước tỏa nhị kiều" (The Bronze Sparrow locks away the two Qiaos): A poetic allusion symbolizing the trapping of beauty or the thwarting of desires. It refers to Cao Cao's unrealized wish to capture the two famously beautiful Qiao sisters for his tower.