Hầu xanh

Hầu xanh được đặt trên giường để gác chân cho mát.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A green bamboo rest: A traditional Vietnamese pillow or support made from green bamboo, placed on a bed during the hot summer months to rest one's arms or legs on for a cooling effect.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trời nóng, bà tôi thường dùng hầu xanh trên giường. (When it's hot, my grandmother often uses a hầu xanh on the bed.)
  • Hầu xanh giúp tạo cảm giác mát mẻ khi ngủ. (The hầu xanh helps create a cool feeling while sleeping.)

Advanced Usage

• The term originates from the Sino-Vietnamese phrase "Thanh nô" (青奴), literally "green slave," poetically referring to this object as a servant that provides coolness.

Cultural and Historical Context

• Historical Artifact: The is an artifact from pre-modern Vietnamese life, representing a traditional, natural solution for comfort in a hot climate before the advent of electric fans and air conditioning.
• Literary Reference: It is an object that may appear in classical Vietnamese poetry or literature as a symbol of summer, leisure, or ancient customs.

Synonyms

• Bamboo rest: A support made of bamboo.
• Cooling pillow: A pillow designed to provide coolness.