bàn độc

Thân thiện

Trong gian nhà chính, chiếc bàn độc được đặt trang trọng, trên có bài vị tổ tiên.

Definition

Noun: 1. Reading table: A specific type of table, often found in traditional Vietnamese study rooms or libraries, designed for reading, writing, and scholarly work. It is typically associated with scholars and intellectual pursuits. 2. Altar: A table or flat surface used for worship, specifically for placing offerings, incense, and ritual objects to honor deities, ancestors, or spirits. This is a common and primary meaning in modern Vietnamese.

Usage Examples

• As a reading table:
  • Ông cụ ngồi bên bàn độc đọc sách. (The old man sat at the reading table to read books.)
  • Căn phòng có một bàn độc bằng gỗ gụ. (The room has a rosewood reading table.)
• As an altar:
  • Gia đình tôi thắp hương trên bàn độc mỗi sáng. (My family burns incense on the altar every morning.)
  • Trên bàn độc có bài vị của tổ tiên. (On the altar, there are ancestral tablets.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "bàn độc" is considered somewhat literary or formal. In everyday conversation, when referring to an altar, people more commonly use "bàn thờ".
• Its use to mean "reading table" is now quite rare and mostly found in historical or literary contexts describing traditional settings.

Variants and Related Words

• Bàn thờ (noun): The standard and most common word for "altar" in modern Vietnamese.
• Bàn viết (noun): Writing desk.
• Bàn học (noun): Study desk.

Synonyms

• For "altar": bàn thờ, án thờ (more formal/literary).
• For "reading table": bàn đọc sách, bàn sách (both are descriptive phrases rather than single words).

Related Idioms

• There are no common idioms that specifically use the word "bàn độc". Related concepts of worship might use "bàn thờ" or "tổ tiên" (ancestors).

Học thuật

noun

1. Reading table
2. Altar