cửa già
Definition
- Noun:
- A pagoda door or gate: The literal meaning refers to the main entrance or gateway of a pagoda, a Buddhist temple.
- (Archaic, Literary) A pagoda: In classical and poetic contexts, the term can be used metonymically to refer to the pagoda itself.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Du khách dừng lại trước cửa già cổ kính. (Tourists stopped in front of the ancient pagoda gate.)
- Tiếng chuông vang từ cửa già trên núi. (The bell sound echoes from the pagoda on the mountain.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "cửa già" is primarily found in literary, historical, or descriptive texts. In modern everyday language, "cổng chùa" (pagoda gate) or simply "chùa" (pagoda) is more commonly used.
Variants and Related Words
- Chùa (n): Pagoda, temple. The standard modern word.
- Cổng chùa (n): Pagoda gate. The common term for the entrance.
- Tam quan (n): The three-passage gatehouse, a specific architectural style of gate often found at pagodas.
Synonyms
- Pagoda gate: The entrance to a Buddhist temple.
- Temple doorway: An entrance to a place of worship.
Related Idioms
- While "cửa già" itself is not commonly used in modern idioms, it relates to the cultural and spiritual symbolism of pagoda gates, which represent the threshold between the secular world and the sacred space of enlightenment.