kèn trống
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Definition
- Noun:
- Clarinet and drum (used in a funeral procession): Refers specifically to the wind and percussion instruments, particularly the clarinet and drum, traditionally played in funeral processions in Vietnam.
- Ancient musical instruments (in general): A broad, somewhat archaic term referring to traditional musical instruments in a general sense.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Đám tang có đội kèn trống đi đầu. (The funeral procession has a clarinet and drum band at the front.)
- "Sống dầu đèn, chết kèn trống" là một câu tục ngữ. ("In life, oil lamps; in death, clarinets and drums" is a proverb.)
- Trong bảo tàng trưng bày nhiều loại kèn trống cổ. (The museum displays many types of ancient musical instruments.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in a collective sense to denote the traditional musicians or the band itself that plays at ceremonies, especially funerals.
- Cả làng nghe tiếng kèn trống từ đám tang. (The whole village could hear the sound of the clarinets and drums from the funeral.)
Variants and Related Words
- Đội kèn trống (noun phrase): A band of musicians playing clarinets and drums, especially for ceremonial purposes.
- Đội kèn trống đã chuẩn bị sẵn sàng. (The clarinet and drum band is ready.)
- Nhạc cụ (noun): Musical instrument(s). This is the modern, general term.
- Kèn (noun): Horn, clarinet, trumpet; any wind instrument.
- Trống (noun): Drum.
Synonyms
- Nhạc cụ cổ truyền: Traditional musical instruments.
- Nhạc khí (literary): Musical instruments.
Related Phrases
- Kèn trống inh ỏi: A phrase describing the loud, cacophonous sound of clarinets and drums.
- Đám ma đi qua với tiếng kèn trống inh ỏi. (The funeral passed by with the blaring sound of clarinets and drums.)
Related Idioms
- Sống dầu đèn, chết kèn trống: A proverb meaning that in life one needs light (from oil lamps) and in death one needs the music of a funeral procession. It highlights traditional rites and ceremonies for both life and death.
- Clarinet and drum (used in a funeral procession)
- Ancient musical instruments (nói khái quát)