khuê phòng
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Definition
- Noun:
- A boudoir; a lady's private chamber: Historically refers to the private living quarters or bedroom of a young, unmarried woman from a noble or wealthy family in feudal society. It implies a secluded, inner room.
- The women's quarters; the inner chambers: Can more broadly refer to the private apartments or inner sections of a residence reserved for women and family life.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Cô ấy thường ở trong khuê phòng đọc sách và thêu thùa. (She often stayed in her boudoir, reading books and doing embroidery.)
- Khuê phòng của tiểu thư được trang trí rất tinh tế. (The young lady's private chamber was decorated very delicately.)
- Trong truyện cổ, các cô gái thường chờ đợi trong khuê phòng. (In ancient stories, young women often waited in their inner chambers.)
Advanced Usage
- "Khuê phòng kín cổng cao tường": An idiom describing the strict seclusion of women in feudal times, literally "a boudoir with locked gates and high walls," meaning heavily guarded and inaccessible.
- Cuộc sống khuê phòng kín cổng cao tường thật tù túng. (A life of seclusion behind locked gates and high walls was truly confining.)
Variants and Related Words
- Khuê các (n): A more literary or elevated term with a similar meaning, also referring to a lady's chamber or women's quarters.
- Phòng khuê (n): A less common variant with the same meaning, reversing the word order.
- Buồng the (n): A more general or poetic term for a woman's private room or bedroom.
Synonyms
- Buồng riêng: Private room.
- Gác phòng: Upper chamber/room (often for women).
- Nội thất: The inner quarters/rooms (of a house).
Related Phrases/Idioms
- "Khuê phòng trinh nữ": The boudoir/chamber of a virgin/maiden.
- "Cửa khuê phòng": The door to the boudoir; used metaphorically to refer to the threshold of a woman's private world or virtue.
- "Ra khỏi khuê phòng": To leave the boudoir; historically meaning for a woman to step out of seclusion and into public or social life.
- Bower, boudoir