giàn bếp
Definitions
- Noun:
- Kitchen rack/shelf above the hearth: A structure, typically made of bamboo or wood, placed above the cooking area (hearth) in a traditional Vietnamese kitchen. It is used for drying, storing, or smoking food items like rice, corn, herbs, or kitchen utensils.
- Overhead kitchen rack: A specific type of shelf or framework suspended from the ceiling or mounted on the wall above the stove, serving as a storage space in kitchens, especially in rural or traditional settings.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Bà tôi thường phơi lá chuối khô trên giàn bếp. (My grandmother often dries banana leaves on the kitchen rack.)
- Hạt tiêu được hun khói trên giàn bếp có mùi vị rất đặc biệt. (Peppercorns smoked on the overhead kitchen rack have a very distinctive flavor.)
- Chiếc rổ treo trên giàn bếp đã cũ. (The bamboo basket hanging from the kitchen shelf is old.)
Advanced Usage
"giàn bếp truyền thống": traditional kitchen rack.
- Ngôi nhà sàn này vẫn còn giữ nguyên giàn bếp truyền thống. (This stilt house still retains its traditional kitchen rack.)
"thuốc lào trên giàn bếp": tobacco (for water pipe) stored on the kitchen rack.
- Ông cụ lấy ống điếu và thuốc lào trên giàn bếp xuống. (The old man took the water pipe and the tobacco from the kitchen rack down.)
Variants and Related Words
Giàn: (n) rack, framework, trellis. A general term for a structure made of intersecting pieces of wood or bamboo.
- giàn mướp (loofah trellis), giàn phơi (drying rack).
Bếp: (n) kitchen, stove, hearth.
- bếp củi (wood-fired stove), bếp ga (gas stove).
Kệ bếp: (n) kitchen shelf/cabinet. A more modern and general term for kitchen storage, not necessarily above the hearth.
Synonyms
- Kệ treo trong bếp: hanging shelf in the kitchen.
- Giá bếp: kitchen rack/stand.
Related Phrases
Phơi khô trên giàn bếp: to dry something on the kitchen rack.
- Người ta thường phơi khô ớt trên giàn bếp. (People often dry chilies on the kitchen rack.)
Hun khói bằng giàn bếp: to smoke using the kitchen rack.
- Cá được hun khói bằng giàn bếp rất thơm. (Fish smoked using the kitchen rack is very fragrant.)
Related Idioms
(Note: There are no widely recognized idioms that centrally feature "giàn bếp". Its usage is primarily literal and descriptive, related to traditional domestic life.)