mái chìa

Nước mưa chảy từ mái chìa xuống.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Eaves: The lower edge of a roof that projects beyond the wall of a building, designed to direct rainwater away from the structure.
   • Overhang: The part of a roof that extends outwards from the side of a building.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Nước mưa chảy từ mái chìa xuống. (Rainwater flows down from the eaves.)
  • Kiến trúc nhà cổ thường có mái chìa rộng. (Traditional architecture often features wide eaves.)

Advanced Usage

• In architectural terminology, "mái chìa" specifically refers to the projecting, often decorative, edge of a roof in traditional Vietnamese or East Asian buildings.

Variants and Related Words

• Mái hiên (n): A veranda roof or a porch roof; a roofed structure attached to the side of a building, providing shelter. This is a related but distinct architectural feature.
  • Chúng tôi ngồi uống trà dưới mái hiên. (We sat drinking tea under the veranda roof.)

Synonyms

• Eaves: The part of a roof that meets or overhangs the walls of a building.
• Overhang: A part of a structure that extends or hangs over something else.

Related Terms

• Mái nhà (n): Roof. The entire covering structure of a building.
  • Mái chìa là một bộ phận của mái nhà. (The eave is a part of the roof.)
• Đầu hồi (n): Gable. The triangular upper part of a wall at the end of a ridged roof, which is a different architectural element from the eave.