Definition

1. Noun:
   • A narrow bamboo bed: A piece of furniture for lying down or sitting, made from bamboo or rattan, resembling a bed but smaller and narrower. It is a traditional item often used in rural or simple settings.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông nội thường nằm nghỉ trưa trên chiếc chõng tre ở hiên nhà. (My grandfather often takes a nap on the bamboo chõng on the porch.)
  • Nhà nghèo, thiếu phản, họ phải kê thêm chõng cho khách ngủ. (Being poor and lacking proper beds, they had to set up additional chõng for guests to sleep on.)
  • Chiếc chõng này nhẹ nên dễ dàng mang ra sân nằm hóng mát. (This chõng is light, so it's easy to carry it to the yard to lie down and enjoy the cool air.)

Advanced Usage

• "Chõng che": A with a canopy or cover, often used outdoors.
  • Người bán hàng rong ngồi nghỉ dưới bóng cây trên chiếc chõng che. (The street vendor rested under the tree's shade on a covered chõng.)

Variants and Related Words

• Phản (noun): A traditional wooden platform bed, typically wider and more solid than a .
  • Nhà xưa thường có phản gỗ trong phòng khách. (Old houses often had a wooden phản in the living room.)

Synonyms

• Giường tre (n): Bamboo bed. (This is a descriptive synonym, not a single lexical unit like ).
• Grabat (n, from French): A camp bed, cot. (This is a near equivalent from the referenced French definition).

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "Nằm chõng ngồi phản": (To lie on a and sit on a ). This phrase evokes a traditional, rustic setting or lifestyle.
  • Cuộc sống nông thôn giản dị với cảnh nằm chõng ngồi phản. (Rural life is simple with scenes of lying on chõng and sitting on phản.)

noun

1. Narrow bamboo bed
   • thiếu phản kê thêm chõng
     for lack of plank beds, to put in place a few narrow bamboo beds