Definition

Noun: 1. A thin screen or mat woven from bamboo, rattan, or similar materials: Used for various purposes such as a temporary wall, a sunshade, a drying rack, or a fence. 2. A garden bed or cultivation plot: A long, narrow, raised section of soil for planting vegetables or crops.

Usage Examples

• Meaning 1 (Bamboo Screen):
  • Người dân phơi lạc trên những chiếc liếp. (The villagers dry peanuts on bamboo screens.)
  • Căn nhà tranh có cửa liếp. (The thatched house has a bamboo screen door.)
• Meaning 2 (Garden Bed):
  • Bà tôi trồng hai liếp rau muống ở sau vườn. (My grandmother grows two beds of water spinach in the garden.)
  • Liếp cà chua này đang ra nhiều quả. (This tomato bed is bearing a lot of fruit.)

Advanced Usage

• "liếp che": a screen used for shielding or covering.
  • Dùng liếp che để bảo vệ cây non khỏi nắng gắt. (Use a shading screen to protect young plants from harsh sun.)
• "liếp phên": a type of woven bamboo wall or partition.
  • Nhà sàn thường ngăn phòng bằng liếp phên. (Stilt houses often use woven bamboo partitions to separate rooms.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tấm liếp (noun phrase): a sheet/screen of woven bamboo. Emphasizes the object as a flat piece.
  • Họ dựng tấm liếp lên làm vách ngăn tạm. (They erected a bamboo screen as a temporary partition.)
• Liếp nứa (noun phrase): a screen specifically made from "nứa" (a type of bamboo).
  • Liếp nứa bền hơn liếp tre. (A "nứa" bamboo screen is more durable than a regular bamboo one.)

Synonyms

• Meaning 1: Phên (woven bamboo wall/panel), mành (blind, screen, often finer or rollable).
• Meaning 2: Luống (garden bed, ridge), vồng (raised bed for planting).

Related Phrases

• "gương tày liếp" (idiom): a notorious, glaringly bad example. (Literally: a mirror as big as a bamboo screen).
  • Hành động của hắn là một gương tày liếp cho giới trẻ. (His actions are a glaringly bad example for the youth.)

Notes on Different Meanings

The two primary meanings of "liếp" are distinct but both relate to simple, utilitarian structures made from natural materials. The first refers to a manufactured object (a woven screen), while the second refers to a plot of land (a cultivation bed). Context, especially the associated verb (e.g., đan - to weave, trồng - to plant) or noun (e.g., cửa - door, rau - vegetables), is key to determining the correct meaning.

noun

1. bamboo screen