giường chiếu
Definition
- Noun:
- Bedding, sleeping place: "giường chiếu" refers to the general place for sleeping, encompassing the bed and its associated bedding. It denotes the sleeping area or sleeping arrangements as a whole concept.
- Matrimonial bed, conjugal life: In a more figurative or traditional sense, it can refer to the marital bed, symbolizing the intimate relationship and life between a married couple.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Sau chuyến đi dài, tôi chỉ muốn về với giường chiếu của mình. (After the long trip, I just want to return to my own bed.)
- Họ đã hứa hẹn với nhau trước giường chiếu. (They made promises to each other before the matrimonial bed / in their private life as a couple.)
Advanced Usage
"giường chiếu không yên": An unsettled or troubled marital life.
- Câu chuyện gia đình họ là một chuỗi ngày giường chiếu không yên. (Their family story is a series of days with an unsettled marital life.)
"đầu giường chiếu": By the bedside; often used to describe private, intimate conversations or matters.
- Những lời tâm sự đầu giường chiếu. (Heart-to-heart talks by the bedside.)
Variants and Related Words
Giường (n): Bed. The physical frame or structure for sleeping.
- Một chiếc giường gỗ. (A wooden bed.)
Chiếu (n): Sleeping mat. A mat spread on the floor or on a bed platform for sleeping.
- Trải chiếu ra sàn ngồi nói chuyện. (Spread the mat on the floor to sit and talk.)
Chăn, gối, đệm (n): Blanket, pillow, mattress. Specific items of bedding.
Synonyms
- Chỗ ngủ: Sleeping place, spot to sleep.
- Giường nệm: Bed and mattress (more modern, focusing on the furniture).
- Chăn gối: Blankets and pillows (focusing on the bedding accessories rather than the place).
Related Phrases
- Ổ giường chiếu: One's own bed/nest; a familiar and comfortable sleeping place.
- Đi đâu cho bằng ổ giường chiếu của mình. (There's no place like one's own bed.)
Related Idioms
- Giường nào chiếu ấy: Literally "such bed, such mat"; used to say a person gets what they deserve or that things/people are well-matched, often in a marital context.
- Họ lấy nhau cũng phải, giường nào chiếu ấy mà. (It's fitting that they married each other; they are well-matched.)