bát sành
Definitions
- Noun:
- Glazed earthenware bowl: A bowl made from fired clay (earthenware) that has been coated with a glaze, giving it a shiny, often colored, and waterproof surface. It is a common type of traditional Vietnamese ceramic ware.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Bà nội tôi thích dùng bát sành để đựng canh nóng. (My grandmother likes to use a glazed earthenware bowl to hold hot soup.)
- Những chiếc bát sành này được làm thủ công ở làng gốm Bát Tràng. (These glazed earthenware bowls are handmade in Bat Trang pottery village.)
- So với bát sứ, bát sành thường dày và nặng hơn. (Compared to porcelain bowls, earthenware bowls are usually thicker and heavier.)
Advanced Usage
- Cultural Context: In Vietnamese culture, often evokes a sense of tradition, rustic simplicity, and nostalgia. They are commonly associated with home-cooked meals, street food stalls, or traditional craft villages.
- Quán ăn đường phố này phục vụ phở trong những chiếc bát sành rất đặc trưng. (This street food stall serves pho in very characteristic glazed earthenware bowls.)
Variants and Related Words
- Đồ sành (n): Earthenware; pottery (the general category of glazed or unglazed fired clay items).
- Cửa hàng bán nhiều loại đồ sành như lọ hoa, ấm trà. (The shop sells many types of earthenware like vases and teapots.)
- Gốm sành (n): Stoneware; a type of pottery fired at high temperatures, denser and less porous than basic earthenware. It is sometimes used interchangeably with in general contexts.
- Bát đất (n): Unglazed earthenware bowl (a bowl made of plain, unglazed fired clay).
Synonyms
- Bát bằng đất nung có tráng men: Bowl made of fired clay with glaze. (This is a descriptive phrase, not a single-word synonym.)
Notes on Meaning
- The term specifically refers to a bowl (), not a plate or dish. The material is defined as , which implies a fired clay body (earthenware or stoneware) that is glazed. It is distinct from (porcelain bowl) and (plastic bowl).