Definition

1. Noun:
   • Weaving (as an activity or craft): "canh cửi" refers to the traditional craft or activity of weaving fabric on a handloom.
   • Weaving loom: It can also refer to the traditional handloom itself, the tool used for weaving.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Bà tôi cả đời gắn bó với nghề canh cửi. (My grandmother was attached to the craft of weaving all her life.)
  • Chiếc canh cửi cũ vẫn còn trong góc nhà. (The old handloom is still in the corner of the house.)

Advanced Usage

• "canh cửi" is an archaic or literary term in modern Vietnamese. It evokes a traditional, often rustic, image of manual weaving.
  • Cuộc sống canh cửi của người dân làng nghề. (The weaving life of the people in the craft village.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dệt (v/n): to weave; weaving. This is the modern, more common verb and noun for the activity.
  • Dệt vải (to weave fabric).
• Khung cửi (n): loom. A more common modern term for the weaving tool.
• Thợ dệt (n): weaver.

Synonyms

• Dệt: to weave.
• Đan (often for baskets/mats): to weave, to plait (used for different materials/patterns).

Notes on Meaning

• The term "canh cửi" is rarely used in everyday contemporary speech. It is found in literature, historical contexts, or when describing traditional crafts to convey a sense of antiquity and manual skill. The modern equivalent for the action is "dệt" and for the tool is "khung cửi".

1. Weaving