Definition

1. Noun:
   • Side flap (on a vehicle): Refers to the side flaps or coverings on certain types of vehicles, such as pedicabs or cyclos, used to protect passengers from rain and wind.
   • Tormentor, wing (in theater): In a theatrical context, it refers to a flat or curtain positioned at the side of a stage, used to mask the wings and control the audience's view.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Vehicle part):

  • Trời mưa nên anh ấy kéo cánh gà xe xích lô xuống. (It was raining, so he pulled down the pedicab's side flaps.)
  • Cánh gà bằng vải bạt giúp che nắng rất tốt. (The canvas side flaps are very good at blocking the sun.)

• Noun (Theater term):

  • Diễn viên đứng đợi sau cánh gà sân khấu. (The actor waited behind the stage tormentor.)
  • Họ di chuyển cánh gà để thay đổi cảnh trí. (They moved the tormentor to change the scenery.)

Advanced Usage

• "che khuất sau cánh gà": to be hidden behind the scenes (literally: to be concealed behind the tormentor).
  • Mọi sự chuẩn bị đều diễn ra che khuất sau cánh gà. (All preparations took place behind the scenes.)

Variants and Related Words

• Màn che: curtain, screen (a more general term for a covering).
• Tấm chắn: shield, baffle (a general term for a protective panel).

Synonyms

• Bạt che: awning, cover (for the vehicle part).
• Tấm phông bên: side flat (for the theater term).

Related Phrases

• Đứng sau cánh gà: to stand in the wings; to be behind the scenes, not in the spotlight.
  • Nhà soạn kịch thường đứng sau cánh gà. (Playwrights often stand behind the scenes.)

Related Idioms

• Công việc hậu trường: backstage work (related to the concept of being 'behind the tormentor').
  • Anh ấy làm công việc hậu trường cho vở kịch. (He does backstage work for the play.)

1. Side flap (che mưa ở hai bên xe)
   • cánh gà xe xích lô
     pedicab side flaps
   • Tormentor, return (ở sân khấu)