bộ tám
Definition
- Noun:
- Octet: A group or set of eight, most commonly used in music to refer to a composition for eight instruments or voices, or the group of eight performers.
- A set of eight: Can refer to any group or collection of eight items or people.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Bản nhạc này được viết cho một bộ tám. (This piece of music is written for an octet.)
- Họ tạo thành một bộ tám hoàn hảo. (They form a perfect set of eight.)
Advanced Usage
- In classical music, "bộ tám" specifically denotes an instrumental octet or vocal octet.
- Bộ tám dây này nổi tiếng với các tác phẩm của Mendelssohn. (This string octet is famous for the works of Mendelssohn.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tám: The number eight.
- Bộ: A set, group, or collection.
- Bộ tứ (n): Quartet, a group of four.
- Bộ ngũ (n): Quintet, a group of five.
Synonyms
- Octet: A group of eight musicians or a piece for eight voices/instruments.
- Group of eight: A general term for any eight entities together.
Related Idioms
- While "bộ tám" itself is not typically used in idioms, the number "tám" (eight) appears in phrases like:
- Đường tám tháng ba (8th March Road): A common street name.
- Phát tài phát lộc, phát đến tám lần (Get wealth, get prosperity, get it eight times): A wishing phrase for multiplied fortune.