Definition

1. Verb:
   • To brocade: The primary meaning of "dệt gấm" is the specific act of weaving fabric with a raised, intricate, and often decorative pattern, typically using supplementary weft threads. This creates a rich, ornamental textile known as "gấm" (brocade).

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Những nghệ nhân làng Vạn Phúc đang dệt gấm. (The artisans in Van Phuc village are brocading.)
  • Kỹ thuật dệt gấm này đã có từ hàng trăm năm trước. (This brocading technique has existed for hundreds of years.)

Advanced Usage

• "dệt gấm thêu hoa": A classical four-word idiom meaning "to brocade and embroider flowers." It is used metaphorically to describe language or writing that is overly ornate, embellished, or flowery.
  • Bài văn của cô ấy đẹp nhưng hơi dệt gấm thêu hoa. (Her essay is beautiful but slightly too flowery / overly embellished.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dệt (verb): to weave (the general action).
• Gấm (noun): brocade (the resulting fabric).
• Thợ dệt gấm (noun phrase): brocade weaver.
• Nghề dệt gấm (noun phrase): the craft/occupation of brocade weaving.

Synonyms

• Dệt hoa văn: to weave patterns (a more general term for patterned weaving, not specific to the raised texture of brocade).

Related Idioms

• "Dệt gấm thêu hoa": As explained in 'Advanced Usage', this idiom criticizes excessively ornate and embellished speech or writing.

verb

1. to brocade