mạc
Definition
Noun:
- Screen; curtain: A piece of fabric or other material that can be drawn or pulled to cover an opening, window, or stage, or to divide a space.
Verb (Archaic/Literary):
- To trace; to copy; to draw: To reproduce an image or text by following its lines, often used in classical poetry.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Kéo mạc lên để bắt đầu vở kịch. (Draw the curtain to begin the play.)
- Căn phòng được chia đôi bằng một tấm mạc. (The room was divided in two by a screen.)
Verb (Archaic):
- Nào ai mạc mặt, nào ai gọi hồn. (Who would trace their faces, who would call their souls.) — From "Chinh Phụ Ngâm"
Advanced Usage
- This word is primarily used as a noun in modern Vietnamese. The verb form is highly literary and is almost exclusively encountered in classical poetry or texts.
Variants and Related Words
- Màn (n): A more common and modern synonym for "screen" or "curtain."
- màn hình (screen, as in computer or TV screen)
- màn sân khấu (stage curtain)
Synonyms
- Noun: curtain, screen, drape.
- Verb (Archaic): trace, copy, sketch, depict.
Related Idioms
- Lên mạc / Hạ mạc: To raise/lower the curtain. Often used metaphorically for the beginning or ending of an event.
- Lễ hội chính thức hạ mạc vào chiều qua. (The festival officially concluded yesterday afternoon.)
noun
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screen ; curtain
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