Definition

1. Noun:
   • A type of pillow: "gối phụng" refers to a specific kind of pillow, traditionally associated with marital or romantic contexts. It is a literary and somewhat archaic term.
   • A symbol of marital union: The term often symbolizes the intimate bond and shared life of a married couple, similar to "gối loan" (phoenix pillow).

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trong phòng cưới cổ truyền thường có đôi gối phụng. (In a traditional wedding room, there is often a pair of gối phụng.)
  • Hình ảnh đôi gối phụng tượng trưng cho hạnh phúc lứa đôi. (The image of the gối phụng pillows symbolizes marital happiness.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily found in classical literature, poetry, or discussions of traditional culture and customs. It is not used in everyday modern conversation.

Variants and Related Words

• Gối loan (n): Phoenix pillow. This is a direct synonym and more commonly referenced term with the same symbolic meaning of conjugal love and partnership.
  • Gối loan cũng là biểu tượng của tình nghĩa vợ chồng. (The gối loan is also a symbol of marital affection.)

Synonyms

• Gối loan: Phoenix pillow (a synonymous term with identical meaning and usage).
• Vật biểu tượng hôn nhân: A marital symbol.

Related Phrases

• Đầu gối tay ấp: (Idiom) Literally "head on pillow, arm as embrace"; figuratively meaning to be deeply in love, inseparable, often used for a married couple.
  • Họ sống với nhau trong cảnh đầu gối tay ấp. (They live together in inseparable intimacy.)

Related Idioms

• Loan phụng hòa minh: (Idiom) Literally "the phoenix and the bird sing in harmony"; figuratively describing a harmonious and happy married couple. While not containing the word "gối," this idiom uses the same mythical birds and conveys a closely related concept of marital bliss.
  • Cuộc sống của họ đẹp như loan phụng hòa minh. (Their life together is as beautiful as the harmonious song of the phoenix and feng bird.)