Definition

1. Noun:
   • An old folk song melody: "Hành vân" refers to a traditional, often melancholic, melody from Vietnamese folk music, typically characterized by its slow, flowing, and wistful tune.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Bà tôi thường ngâm nga những khúc hành vân xưa cũ. (My grandmother often hums old hành vân melodies.)
  • Điệu hành vân ấy gợi nhớ về một thời đã qua. (That hành vân tune evokes memories of a bygone era.)

Advanced Usage

• "Điệu hành vân": the tune/melody of a .
  • Nghe điệu hành vân, lòng tôi chợt buồn man mác. (Listening to the hành vân tune, I suddenly felt a vague sadness.)

Variants and Related Words

• Điệu hát: (n) a tune, a style of singing.
• Dân ca: (n) folk song.
• Câu hò: (n) a type of Vietnamese folk song, often call-and-response.

Synonyms

• Khúc dân ca: folk song piece.
• Điệu dân ca: folk melody.

Related Idioms

(This specific term is a precise musical reference and is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions beyond its direct meaning.)