Definition

1. Noun:

   • Sedge mat: A flat, woven mat traditionally made from materials like sedge, rush, or bamboo, used for sitting or sleeping on.
   • Royal proclamation: An official edict or decree issued by a monarch.

2. Verb:

   • To shine / To illuminate: To emit or direct light onto a surface or area.
   • To project: To cast an image or film onto a screen or surface.
   • To base on / To apply according to: To use something (e.g., a law, rule) as a basis or reference for action or judgment.
   • To check (in chess): To directly threaten the opponent's king in a game of chess.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Trải chiếu mới lên sàn. (Spread the new sedge mat on the floor.)
  • Nhà vua ban hành một đạo chiếu. (The king issued a royal proclamation.)

• Verb:

  • Ánh đèn chiếu thẳng vào mắt tôi. (The light shines directly into my eyes.)
  • Rạp sẽ chiếu bộ phim mới vào tối nay. (The theater will project the new film tonight.)
  • Chiếu theo điều lệ, anh không đủ tư cách tham gia. (According to the regulations, you are not eligible to participate.)
  • Tôi chiếu tướng và thắng ván cờ. (I checked the king and won the chess game.)

Advanced Usage

• "màn trời chiếu đất": (idiom) Literally "sky as a curtain, earth as a mat"; to sleep outdoors under the open sky.

  • Chuyến đi bộ đường dài của chúng tôi kết thúc với cảnh màn trời chiếu đất. (Our hiking trip ended with us sleeping under the stars.)

• "chiếu cố": (compound verb) To show consideration or favor; to give patronage.

  • Cảm ơn ngài đã chiếu cố đến cửa hàng nhỏ của chúng tôi. (Thank you for patronizing our small shop.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chiếu bóng (n/v): Cinema; film projection.

  • Chiếu bóng là một hình thức giải trí phổ biến. (Cinema is a popular form of entertainment.)

• Chiếu trên / chiếu dưới (n): Historical terms denoting high and low seating ranks, respectively, in a communal house.

• Đèn chiếu (n): A projector or spotlight.

Synonyms

• Mat: for the noun meaning a woven mat.
• Decree / Edict: for the noun meaning a royal proclamation.
• Shine / Illuminate: for the verb meaning to emit light.
• Project: for the verb meaning to cast an image.
• Apply / Refer to: for the verb meaning to base on rules.

Related Idioms

• Hàng săng chết bó chiếu: Literally "the coffin-maker dies wrapped in a mat"; similar to "the cobbler's children go barefoot," meaning an expert often neglects their own needs.
  • Ông ấy là thợ điện giỏi nhưng nhà ông mất điện suốt, đúng là hàng săng chết bó chiếu. (He is a skilled electrician but his house always has a power outage, a classic case of the cobbler's children having no shoes.)

noun

1. Royal proclamation
2. Sedge mat
   • giừơng trải chiếu hoa
     a bed spread with a flowered sedge mat
   • màn trời chiếu đất
     in the open air

verb

1. To radiate, to expose to (rays)
   • ngọn đèn chiếu sáng khắp nhà
     the lamp radiates light all over the house, the lamp lights up the whole house
2. To project
   • xem chiếu phim
     to attend a projection of films, to attend a film show
   • phim chiếu cảnh đất nước giàu đẹp
     the film projected the sights of a beautiful and prosperous country, the film showed a beautiful and prosperous country