Definition

1. Noun (Historical):
   • A female singer or songstress: Specifically refers to a professional female singer in traditional Vietnamese performance contexts, often associated with court music, ceremonial singing, or classical opera forms like hát tuồng or hát chèo.
   • An actress-singer: Denotes a woman who performs by singing in traditional theatrical arts, combining acting and vocal performance.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cô ấy xuất thân từ một gia đình có truyền thống làm đào hát. (She comes from a family with a tradition of being female singers.)
  • Vai diễn của đào hát chính trong vở chèo đó rất nổi tiếng. (The role of the principal songstress in that chèo opera is very famous.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "đào hát" is now considered archaic. In modern Vietnamese, general terms like "ca sĩ" (singer) or "nghệ sĩ" (artist/performer) are used.
• It historically carried connotations of a specific artistic profession within structured, often elite, traditional performance settings, distinct from modern pop singers.

Variants and Related Words

• Đào nương (n): Another historical/poetic term for a young female singer or performer, similar to .
• Kép hát (n): The historical counterpart term for a male singer-actor in traditional Vietnamese theater.
• Ca sĩ (n): The modern, general word for a singer (male or female).

Synonyms

• Songstress: A female singer.
• Chanteuse: A female singer, especially in French or classical contexts (as noted in the reference).
• Cantatrice: A female professional singer, particularly in opera.

Related Idioms

• While there are no direct idioms with "đào hát", the word "đào" itself in this context is rooted in Sino-Vietnamese, relating to performance. A related concept is:
• "Đào kép": Refers collectively to the main female and male performers (the songstress and her counterpart) in traditional theater.
  • Đào kép trong đoàn hát đều rất tài năng. (The female and male leads in the theater troupe are very talented.)