nhang
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Definition
- Noun:
- Incense: A substance that produces a fragrant smoke when burned, often used in religious ceremonies, meditation, or to create a pleasant aroma. This is the primary and most common meaning.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Mỗi sáng, bà tôi thắp một nén nhang trên bàn thờ. (Every morning, my grandmother lights a stick of incense on the altar.)
- Căn phòng có mùi nhang rất dễ chịu. (The room has a very pleasant smell of incense.)
- Chúng tôi mua nhang ở cửa hàng tạp hóa. (We buy incense at the grocery store.)
Advanced Usage
"khói nhang": incense smoke.
- Khói nhang tỏa ra mùi thơm nhẹ nhàng. (The incense smoke gives off a gentle fragrance.)
"tàn nhang": incense ash.
- Anh ấy gạt tàn nhang vào chiếc đĩa nhỏ. (He flicked the incense ash into a small dish.)
Variants and Related Words
Hương: This is a Sino-Vietnamese synonym for "nhang," more formal and often used in compound words or literary contexts. While "nhang" is more common in everyday Southern Vietnamese speech, "hương" is universally understood.
- Văn khấn thường nhắc đến "hương án" (incense altar). (Prayers often mention the "incense altar".)
Nén nhang / Cây nhang: A stick of incense.
- Bó nhang: A bundle of incense sticks.
Synonyms
- Trầm hương: agarwood incense (a specific, often higher-quality type of incense).
- Hương trầm: another term for agarwood incense.
Related Phrases
Thắp nhang / Đốt nhang: to light / burn incense.
- Mọi người thắp nhang để tỏ lòng thành kính. (People light incense to show respect.)
Cúng nhang: to offer incense (in a ritual).
Related Idioms
- "Thơm như nhang trầm": (As fragrant as agarwood incense) - Used to describe a very pleasant and precious fragrance.
- Mùi hoa mộc lan trong vườn thơm như nhang trầm. (The scent of magnolia in the garden is as fragrant as agarwood incense.)
noun
- incense
- đốt nhangto burn incense