cử nhạc

Trong cung điện, các nhạc công thường cử nhạc để mừng lễ.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To play music: The action of performing music on an instrument or instruments. This is an archaic or literary term in modern Vietnamese.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Trong cung điện, các nhạc công thường cử nhạc để mừng lễ. (In the palace, musicians often played music to celebrate festivals.)
  • Ông ấy có thể cử nhạc bằng nhiều loại nhạc cụ cổ. (He could play music using many ancient instruments.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is primarily found in historical, literary, or formal contexts describing traditional or ceremonial music performances. It is not commonly used in everyday modern conversation.

Variants and Related Words

• Cử (verb): An archaic/literary verb meaning to perform, to execute, or to hold (a ceremony). It is often used in fixed, formal phrases.
• Nhạc (noun): Music.
• Chơi nhạc (verb phrase): The modern, common phrase for "to play music."
• Biểu diễn nhạc (verb phrase): To perform music.

Synonyms

• Chơi nhạc: To play music (modern, common usage).
• Tấu nhạc: To perform music (formal, often used for instrumental performances).

Related Phrases

• Cử hành (verb phrase): To conduct, to hold (a ceremony, an event).
• Cử soạn (verb phrase): To compose (music, literature - archaic).