kiệu

Definition

Noun:
- Palanquin: A covered litter, often elaborately decorated, used in historical times in East Asia to carry a single person, typically of high status, by means of poles borne on the shoulders of two or more bearers.
- Allium plant (Chinese scallion): A type of edible plant (Allium chinense), similar to a small onion or scallion, whose bulb is often pickled and used in Vietnamese cuisine.
- Large jar: A large earthenware jar or urn.
Verb:
- To carry in a palanquin: The act of transporting someone using a palanquin.
- To carry on the shoulders (to give a "shoulder ride"): To carry someone, especially a child, sitting on one's shoulders.

Usage Examples

Noun (Palanquin):
- Vua ngồi trên kiệu vàng. (The king sat on the golden palanquin.)
Noun (Plant):
- Bà ấy muối một hũ kiệu để ăn Tết. (She pickled a jar of kiệu bulbs to eat during Tet.)
Verb:
- Người hầu kiệu quan lớn đi khắp làng. (The servants carried the mandarin in a palanquin around the village.)
- Bố thường kiệu con trên vai để xem diễu hành. (Dad often gives me a shoulder ride to watch the parade.)

Advanced Usage

Historical/Ceremonial Context: The word "kiệu" is central to traditional rituals, such as the procession of a village's tutelary god.
- Dân làng rước kiệu thần ra đình. (The villagers paraded the deity's palanquin to the communal house.)

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Related Idioms and Phrases

Chạy kiệu: This refers to a specific gait of a horse—an amble or a trot. It is a specialized term from equestrian context.
- Con ngựa chạy nước kiệu rất êm. (The horse has a very smooth trot.)
Kiệu như kiệu rước: To carry or treat someone with extreme care and reverence, as if carrying a sacred palanquin.
- Cô ấy ẵm đứa bé kiểu kiệu như kiệu rước. (She carried the baby as carefully as if it were a sacred palanquin.)

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