Definition

1. Noun:
   • A type of silk: A thin, smooth, and fine silk fabric, often with a glossy black appearance. It is a traditional Vietnamese textile.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Áo dài may bằng quyến trông rất sang trọng. (An áo dài made from quyến silk looks very elegant.)
  • Tấm quyến đen bóng rất được ưa chuộng ngày xưa. (The glossy black quyến silk was highly favored in the old days.)

Advanced Usage

• "giấy quyến": A specific term referring to a type of paper, but the core word "quyến" here still relates to the characteristic of the silk (thin, fine), used metaphorically to describe the paper's quality.
  • Giấy quyến thường dùng để viết thư pháp. (Quyến paper is often used for calligraphy.)

Variants and Related Words

• Quyến rũ (Verb): To attract, to charm, to allure. (Note: This is a compound word where "quyến" is a component; it is not a direct variant of the fabric "quyến" but a distinct word.)
  • Âm nhạc có sức quyến rũ lạ thường. (Music has a strange power to allure.)

Synonyms

• Lụa (n): Silk (a more general term).
• The (n): Gauze, thin silk (another type of light fabric).

Related Phrases

• Vải quyến: Quyến fabric.
  • Cửa hàng này bán nhiều loại vải quyến. (This store sells many types of quyến fabric.)

Notes on Different Meanings

• The word "quyến" as a noun for silk is distinct from the verb "quyến" found in the compound "quyến rũ" (to attract). They are homonyms with different origins and meanings. This entry focuses solely on the noun meaning "a type of silk".

1. Glosy black silk gauze
   • xem giấy quyến