bút giá

Chiếc bút giá bằng gỗ được đặt trang trọng trên bàn viết.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Brush holder, brush stand: A traditional tool or stand used to hold writing brushes (bút lông) in an upright position when not in use, often found on a scholar's desk. This is an archaic term.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Chiếc bút giá bằng gỗ được đặt trang trọng trên bàn viết. (The wooden brush holder was placed solemnly on the writing desk.)
  • Trong bộ đồ thư pháp, bút giá là một vật dụng không thể thiếu. (In a calligraphy set, a brush stand is an indispensable item.)

Advanced Usage

• The term 'bút giá' is considered archaic in modern Vietnamese. In contemporary language, the function is more commonly described rather than named with this specific term.
• It is closely associated with classical scholarship, calligraphy, and traditional Hán-Nôm (Sino-Vietnamese) study.

Variants and Related Words

• Giá bút: A more modern and common word order with the same meaning (brush holder/stand).
• Bút lông: Writing brush (the item held by the ).
• Nghiên mực: Inkstone.
• Đồ thư pháp: Calligraphy set/equipment.

Synonyms

• Giá để bút: Brush holder/stand (descriptive, modern).
• Ống cắm bút lông: Brush pot/vase (a container, not necessarily a stand).

Notes on Meaning

• The primary and only meaning of 'bút giá' is a stand or rack for holding brushes. The reference "porte-pinceaux" from the Vietnamese-French dictionary is a direct translation meaning "brush holder."
• It does not refer to the price of a pen (a potential false friend from the words - pen, and - price). That concept would be expressed as (price of a pen).