Definition

1. Noun:
   • Monk's brown clothes: Refers specifically to the traditional, dark brown-colored robes worn by Buddhist monks, particularly in Vietnamese Buddhism. This term emphasizes the characteristic color and type of garment associated with monastic life.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Các nhà sư mặc áo nâu sồng. (The monks wear monk's brown clothes.)
  • Màu nâu sồng là biểu tượng của sự giản dị và từ bỏ thế tục. (The monk's brown color is a symbol of simplicity and renunciation of worldly life.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "nâu sồng" is deeply cultural and religious. It is not typically used to describe ordinary brown clothing but is reserved for the specific context of Buddhist monastic attire, representing asceticism and spiritual dedication.

Variants and Related Words

• Áo nâu sồng: A more complete phrase meaning "monk's brown robe."
• Y áo nâu sồng: A more formal or literary term for monastic robes.
• Nâu: (Adjective/Noun) Brown. The root color word.
• Sồng: This element in the compound refers to a specific, often dark and subdued, shade of brown, traditionally from natural dyes.

Synonyms

• Áo cà sa: (Noun) Kasaya; the patched outer robe of a Buddhist monk. While similar, can be of various colors and has a more specific ceremonial connotation, whereas emphasizes the everyday brown garment.
• Y phục nhà tu: (Noun) Clergy clothing; a general term for religious garments.

Related Phrases

• Khoác áo nâu sồng: To don the brown robes; meaning to become a monk or nun.
  • Anh ấy đã quyết định khoác áo nâu sồng. (He decided to don the monk's brown robes.)

Related Idioms

• Sống đời nâu sồng: To live a life in brown robes; meaning to live a monastic or very simple, ascetic life.
  • Sau bao biến cố, cụ về quê sống đời nâu sồng. (After many life events, the elder returned to his hometown to live a simple, monastic life.)

1. Monk's brown clothes