Definition

1. Noun (Musical Instrument):
   • Accordion: A portable musical instrument with a bellows, a keyboard or buttons for the right hand, and bass buttons for the left hand. Sound is produced by forcing air from the bellows over metal reeds.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông già chơi phong cầm trên phố rất hay. (The old man plays the accordion on the street very well.)
  • Âm thanh của cây phong cầm nghe thật vui tai. (The sound of the accordion is very pleasant to hear.)
  • Cô ấy đang học cách chơi phong cầm. (She is learning how to play the accordion.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "phong cầm" is a Sino-Vietnamese term, where "phong" (风) can relate to wind/air and "cầm" (琴) means a stringed instrument or, by extension, a musical instrument. It is the standard, formal term for the accordion in Vietnamese.
• In informal contexts, the borrowed word "accordion" (often written as ) is also commonly used and understood.

Variants and Related Words

• Đàn accordion (n): Another way to say "accordion," using the generic word for instrument, "đàn," combined with the borrowed term.
  • Tiếng đàn accordion vang lên trong quán bar. (The sound of the accordion echoed in the bar.)

Synonyms

• Accordion: The direct English equivalent.
• Squeezebox: A colloquial English term for the accordion.

Related Idioms

• There are no common idioms in Vietnamese that specifically feature the word "phong cầm". It is typically used in its literal sense to refer to the musical instrument.

1. (âm nhạc) Accordion