mành mành

Cuốn mành mành lên cho sáng nhà.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A type of bamboo or reed blind: A traditional household item, typically made of thin bamboo slats or reeds strung together, used as a window covering or room divider to provide shade, privacy, and ventilation while allowing some light and air to pass through.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cô ấy kéo tấm mành mành xuống để che nắng. (She pulled down the bamboo blind to block the sun.)
  • Căn phòng được ngăn bằng một bức mành mành. (The room was divided by a reed blind.)
  • Gió thổi nhẹ qua tấm mành mành. (The breeze blew gently through the blind.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "mành mành" is a poetic or evocative reduplication of the base word "mành" (blind, screen). This reduplicated form often carries a more descriptive, gentle, or traditional connotation, emphasizing the delicate, lightweight, or rustic nature of the object.

Variants and Related Words

• Mành (n): A blind, screen, or curtain. This is the standard, more common singular form.

  • Anh treo mành ở cửa sổ. (He hung a blind on the window.)

• Rèm (n): A general term for curtain, drape, or blind (can be made of fabric, bamboo, etc.).

  • Rèm cửa sổ (window curtain)

Synonyms

• Bamboo blind: A blind constructed from bamboo.
• Reed screen: A screen or divider made of reeds.
• Window shade: A covering for a window.

Notes on Usage

• "Mành mành" is less common in everyday modern speech than the simpler form "mành". It is often found in literary descriptions, poetry, or when evoking a sense of traditional, rustic, or gentle atmosphere.
• It functions exclusively as a noun.