Definition

1. Noun:
   • Incense burner: A container, typically made of ceramic, metal, or stone, designed to hold burning incense. It is often used in religious, spiritual, or ceremonial contexts, such as in temples, pagodas, or family altars.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trên bàn thờ có một lư hương bằng đồng rất cổ. (On the altar, there is a very ancient bronze incense burner.)
  • Khói hương từ lư hương tỏa ra thơm ngát. (The incense smoke from the incense burner spreads a fragrant aroma.)

Advanced Usage

• "lư hương ba chân": A three-legged incense burner, a common and stable design.
  • Ngôi chùa mua mới một lư hương ba chân bằng đá. (The pagoda bought a new three-legged stone incense burner.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bình hương (n): Another term for an incense burner, often used interchangeably.

  • Bình hương trên bàn thờ tổ tiên được lau chùi cẩn thận. (The incense burner on the ancestral altar was carefully cleaned.)

• Đỉnh hương (n): A more formal or elaborate term for an incense burner, sometimes implying a larger or more ornate design.

  • Đỉnh hương ở chính điện được chạm trổ tinh xảo. (The incense burner in the main hall is exquisitely carved.)

Synonyms

• Censer: A container for burning incense, especially in religious ceremonies.
• Thurible: A metal censer suspended on chains, used in some Christian ceremonies (a specific type).

Related Idioms

• Khói hương nghi ngút: Describing thick, curling smoke rising from an incense burner, often evoking a solemn or sacred atmosphere.
  • Trong chùa, khói hương nghi ngút từ những lư hương. (Inside the temple, thick incense smoke curls from the incense burners.)

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