Definition

1. Noun:
   • A bamboo tape fan: A hand-held fan made by weaving thin strips of bamboo (called "nan") into a flat, often circular or semicircular shape, used to create a cooling breeze.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Bà tôi thường phe phẩy chiếc quạt nan. (My grandmother often gently waves a bamboo tape fan.)
  • Quạt nan là một vật dụng truyền thống của Việt Nam. (The bamboo tape fan is a traditional Vietnamese item.)
  • Trời nóng, cô ấy cầm quạt nan quạt cho mát. (It's hot, she holds a bamboo tape fan to cool herself.)

Advanced Usage

• "phe phẩy quạt nan": to wave a bamboo tape fan gently and gracefully.
  • Cụ già ngồi phe phẩy quạt nan dưới bóng cây. (The old man sat gently waving a bamboo tape fan under the tree shade.)

Variants and Related Words

• Quạt (n): fan (general term).
• Quạt giấy (n): paper fan.
• Quạt điện (n): electric fan.
• Nan tre (n): bamboo strip (the material used to make "quạt nan").

Synonyms

• Hand fan: A general term for a fan operated by hand.
• Palm-leaf fan: A fan made from palm leaves, serving a similar purpose but from different material.

Related Phrases

• Quạt nan đan dày/ thưa: A densely/loosely woven bamboo tape fan.
  • Chiếc quạt nan đan dày thì bền hơn. (A densely woven bamboo tape fan is more durable.)

Related Idioms

• Mát như quạt nan: (As cool as a bamboo tape fan) – Used to describe a pleasantly cool feeling, often from a breeze or shade.
  • Ngồi dưới hiên nhà, mát như quạt nan. (Sitting under the house's eaves, it's as cool as a bamboo tape fan.)

1. Bamboo tape fan