giày gia định

Một người đàn ông mang đôi giày gia định màu đen bóng.

Definition

Noun: * A type of traditional Vietnamese men's shoe: A specific style of flat, slip-on shoe for men, historically made of polished leather with a short, rounded toe.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông nội tôi thường đi giày gia định với áo dài the. (My grandfather often wore giày gia định with a silk tunic.)
  • Giày gia định là một phần của trang phục truyền thống nam giới Việt Nam xưa. (The giày gia định was part of traditional Vietnamese men's attire in the past.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is primarily historical and cultural. It is used when describing traditional clothing, historical contexts, or in literature and arts depicting pre-modern Vietnam.

Variants and Related Words

• Giày (n): The general word for "shoe".
• Hài (n): Traditional embroidered silk slippers, often for women or formal occasions, distinct from .

Synonyms

• Traditional Vietnamese men's shoes: A descriptive synonym in English.
• Babouche: A French loanword (from Arabic) sometimes used in historical contexts to describe similar slip-on leather shoes, as noted in the Vietnamese-French reference.

Notes on Meaning

• The definition specifies this is an item for men ("của đàn ông"), made of polished leather ("bằng da láng"), with a short toe ("mũi ngắn"). It is a flat, slip-on style without laces or heels, characteristic of a particular era in Vietnamese history.