Definition

1. Noun:
   • Brocade and satin; rich and luxurious silks: Refers collectively to high-value, exquisitely woven fabrics like brocade and glossy satin, traditionally made from silk. It symbolizes opulence, wealth, and fine quality.
   • Luxury and splendor: Used metaphorically to describe something that is magnificent, splendid, or indicative of a rich and prosperous condition.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cô dâu mặc áo cưới may bằng gấm vóc. (The bride wore a wedding dress made from brocade and satin.)
  • Ăn mặc toàn gấm vóc. (To be dressed all in silks and satins.)
  • Cuộc sống gấm vóc. (A life of luxury and splendor.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in literary and formal contexts to evoke imagery of traditional beauty, aristocracy, or a bygone era of grandeur.
• It can function as an adjective in compound phrases to describe something as being "silk-like" in its richness or beauty.
  • Tuổi thơ gấm vóc. (A childhood of splendor / a gilded childhood.)

Variants and Related Words

• Gấm (n): Brocade; a rich, woven fabric often with raised patterns, usually of gold or silver thread.
• Vóc (n): A type of high-quality, glossy satin.
• Lụa là (n): Silks and fine fabrics; another term for luxurious textiles, sometimes used similarly to but can imply a wider variety.

Synonyms

• Silks and satins: Luxurious fabrics made from silk.
• Brocade: A rich fabric woven with a raised pattern.
• Opulence: Great wealth or luxuriousness.
• Splendor: Magnificent and splendid appearance.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Chốn gấm vóc: The place of silks and satins; refers to the royal court, a wealthy household, or any environment of luxury and high society.
  • Sinh ra tại chốn gấm vóc. (Born into a place of silks and satins / born into nobility.)
• Gấm vóc lụa là: A reinforced phrase emphasizing extreme luxury and the finest of fabrics.
  • Cung điện tràn ngập gấm vóc lụa là. (The palace was filled with brocades, satins, and silks.)

1. brocade and glossy flowered satin, silk and satin
   • Ăn mặc toàn gấm vóc
     To be dressed all in silks and satins