quạt giấy

Một người phụ nữ cầm quạt giấy để tạo ra làn gió mát.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Paper fan: A traditional handheld fan made from a frame of bamboo slats (nan tre) covered with paper, which can be folded closed or opened (spread out) for use.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Bà tôi thường dùng chiếc quạt giấy để mát. (My grandmother often uses a paper fan to cool down.)
  • Quạt giấy là một món quà lưu niệm phổ biến. (The paper fan is a common souvenir.)
  • Cô ấy xoè chiếc quạt giấy ra một cách duyên dáng. (She gracefully opened the paper fan.)

Advanced Usage

• Cultural Artifact: A "quạt giấy" is often associated with traditional Vietnamese imagery, folk performances, and historical attire.
  • Trong điệu múa cổ, vũ công cầm quạt giấy. (In the traditional dance, the dancer holds a paper fan.)

Variants and Related Words

• Quạt nan (n): A fan made from woven bamboo slats, often without a paper covering.
• Quạt xếp (n): A folding fan, which can describe both paper and other folding fan types.

Synonyms

• Hand fan: A general term for a small, handheld device for creating a breeze.
• Folding fan: A fan designed to fold closed, often made of paper or fabric on a frame.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Quạt giấy che mưa: Literally "using a paper fan to shield from rain"; figuratively describes a futile or inadequate effort.
  • Làm thế chẳng khác nào quạt giấy che mưa. (Doing that is no different from using a paper fan to shield from the rain.)