long đình
Definition
- Noun:
- A covered palanquin: A type of sedan chair with a roof, traditionally used to carry people, especially in royal or ceremonial contexts.
- A dragon-adorned palanquin for imperial decrees: Specifically, a palanquin decorated with dragon motifs and covered with a canopy, used to carry and display the emperor's edicts or proclamations.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Đoàn rước kiệu có chiếc long đình được trang trí rất lộng lẫy. (The procession featured a magnificently decorated palanquin.)
- Chiếu chỉ của nhà vua được đặt trong long đình để rước qua các làng. (The king's edict was placed inside the imperial palanquin to be paraded through the villages.)
Advanced Usage
- "rước long đình": to parade or carry the imperial palanquin in a ceremony.
- Lễ hội tái hiện cảnh rước long đình thời xưa. (The festival reenacts the scene of parading the imperial palanquin from ancient times.)
Variants and Related Words
- Kiệu (n): A general term for a palanquin or sedan chair, which may or may not have a cover.
- Võng (n): A hammock or a type of simple litter for carrying a person.
Synonyms
- Palanquin: A covered litter for one passenger, carried by multiple bearers.
- Sedan chair: A portable enclosed chair for a single person, carried on poles.
Related Phrases
(This word is a specific cultural object and does not commonly form phrasal verbs.)
Related Idioms
(This is a specific noun and is not typically used in idiomatic expressions.)