Definition

Noun: * Tube tile, cylindrical tile: A type of roofing tile with a semi-cylindrical or tubular shape, traditionally used in Vietnamese and East Asian architecture. It is designed to interlock for effective water drainage.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Mái đình làng thường được lợp bằng ngói ống. (The roof of the village communal house is often covered with tube tiles.)
  • Ngói ống màu đỏ là một đặc trưng của kiến trúc cổ Việt Nam. (Red cylindrical tiles are a characteristic of traditional Vietnamese architecture.)

Advanced Usage

• "lợp ngói ống": to roof with tube tiles.
  • Ngôi nhà cổ được lợp ngói ống rất cẩn thận. (The old house was roofed with tube tiles very carefully.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ngói âm dương: A roofing system combining flat, concave tiles ("ngói âm") with convex, semi-cylindrical tiles ("ngói dương" or "ngói ống").
• Ngói vảy cá: Fish-scale tiles; a different, overlapping tile style.
• Ngói Tàu: A term sometimes used for curved tiles, similar to "ngói ống".

Synonyms

• Tuile tubulaire (French loanword/technical term): Tubular tile.

Related Phrases

• Mái ngói ống: A tube-tiled roof.
  • Khu phố cổ nổi tiếng với những mái ngói ống nghiêng nghiêng. (The old quarter is famous for its sloping tube-tiled roofs.)

1. Tube-tile