Definition

1. Noun:
   • A bugle or clarion: A simple brass wind instrument, typically without valves or keys, used to play clear, loud signals and military calls. It is designed to produce distinct notes by varying the player's lip tension and airflow.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tiếng kèn hiệu vang lên báo hiệu giờ điểm danh. (The sound of the bugle rang out, signaling roll call.)
  • Người lính thổi kèn hiệu để ra lệnh tấn công. (The soldier blew the clarion to order the attack.)
  • Trong lễ truy điệu, một hồi kèn hiệu được thổi lên trang nghiêm. (During the memorial ceremony, a solemn bugle call was played.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is almost exclusively used in formal, ceremonial, or military contexts to denote an instrument for signaling, rather than for musical performance.
• "Kèn hiệu lệnh": A command bugle; specifically emphasizes its use for issuing orders.
  • Viên chỉ huy ra lệnh thổi kèn hiệu lệnh thu quân. (The commander ordered the command bugle to be blown for retreat.)

Variants and Related Words

• Kèn Tây (n): A general, colloquial term for brass instruments or sometimes specifically for the trumpet. It is broader and less specific than .
• Kèn đồng (n): Brass instrument; the general category of musical instruments made of brass.
• Tiếng kèn (n): The sound or call of a horn/bugle.

Synonyms

• Bugle: A simple brass instrument used for military signals.
• Clarion: A historical term for a clear-sounding trumpet or bugle, often used in literary contexts.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Thổi kèn hiệu: To sound the bugle; to give a formal signal or command.
  • Chính phủ thổi kèn hiệu cho một chiến dịch mới. (The government sounded the bugle for a new campaign.)

1. Clarion