lữ quán
Definition
- Noun:
- Inn, hostel: A place providing lodging and, often, food and drink for travelers; typically smaller and simpler than a hotel. This is an archaic or literary term in modern Vietnamese.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Trên đường thiên lý, các lữ khách thường nghỉ chân tại những lữ quán ven đường. (On the long journey, travelers often stopped to rest at roadside inns.)
- Truyện cổ tích thường kể về những chàng trai nghèo gặp kỳ ngộ trong một lữ quán hẻo lánh. (Fairy tales often tell of poor young men having strange encounters in a remote inn.)
Advanced Usage
- Literary and Historical Context: The word 'lữ quán' is primarily used in literary, historical, or poetic contexts to evoke an old-fashioned or classical atmosphere. In contemporary spoken language, words like 'nhà trọ' (guesthouse), 'khách sạn nhỏ' (small hotel), or simply 'khách sạn' (hotel) are more common.
- Bức tranh vẽ cảnh một lữ quán cổ kính dưới chân núi. (The painting depicts an ancient inn at the foot of the mountain.)
Variants and Related Words
- Quán trọ (n): A synonym for 'lữ quán', also meaning an inn or a hostel. It is equally archaic/literary.
- Nhà trọ (n): Guesthouse. This is the modern, commonly used term.
- Quán (n): Can mean a shop, stall, or café. While related as a place of business, it does not inherently provide lodging.
Synonyms
- Auberge (French loanword, archaic): Inn.
- Hostelry (literary English): An inn.
- Roadhouse: An inn or pub on a road.
Related Phrases/Idioms
- Lữ khách (n): Traveler, wayfarer. Often paired with 'lữ quán' in literature.
- Lữ quán là nơi che mưa che nắng cho bao lữ khách bốn phương. (The inn is a place that shelters travelers from all directions from the rain and sun.)
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