Definition

1. Noun:
   • Veranda, porch: A covered area attached to the front or surrounding the rooms of a house, often open or partially enclosed, used for relaxation or as a transitional space.
   • Daylily (plant): A type of small plant (genus Hemerocallis) whose flowers are often yellow and are sometimes used in cooking.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Veranda):

  • Bà ngoại thường ngồi uống trà ngoài hiên. (Grandmother often sits and drinks tea on the veranda.)
  • Chúng tôi đặt bàn ghế mây ở hiên nhà để hóng mát. (We placed rattan furniture on the house's porch to enjoy the cool air.)

• Noun (Plant):

  • Mẹ tôi trồng một khóm hiên vàng trước cửa. (My mother planted a clump of yellow daylilies in front of the door.)
  • Canh hoa hiên là một món ăn thanh mát. (Daylily flower soup is a light and refreshing dish.)

Advanced Usage

• "hiên nhà": house's veranda/porch. This compound specifies the veranda belonging to a house.
  • Tiếng mưa rơi trên mái hiên nhà thật êm đềm. (The sound of rain falling on the house's veranda roof is very peaceful.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cổng hiên: Refers to the entrance or gate area leading to or framed by the veranda.
• Hoa hiên: Literally "hiên flower", this is a common way to refer specifically to the daylily plant or its blossoms.

Synonyms

• Veranda, Porch: (for the architectural feature) These are the closest English equivalents.
• Daylily, Hemerocallis: (for the plant) The botanical and common names.

Related Phrases

• Ngồi hiên: To sit on the veranda. This phrase describes the common activity associated with this space.

  • Chiều chiều, ông cụ thích ngồi hiên đọc báo. (In the afternoon, the old man likes to sit on the veranda and read the newspaper.)

• Hiên trước / Hiên sau: Front veranda / Back veranda. These phrases specify the location.

  • Hiên trước nhà tôi hướng về phía vườn. (My house's front veranda faces the garden.)

Related Idioms

• "Mát như ngồi hiên": As cool as sitting on the veranda. This idiom describes a pleasantly cool and breezy feeling.
  • Dưới bóng cây này mát như ngồi hiên. (Under the shade of this tree, it's as cool as sitting on a veranda.)

noun

1. parthouse