Definition

1. Noun:

   • A fan: A handheld or mechanical device used to create a current of air for cooling.
   • A winnowing basket: A flat, woven basket traditionally used to separate grain from chaff by tossing it in the air.

2. Verb:

   • To fan: To move air, typically with a fan or similar object, to create a cooling breeze.
   • To winnow: To separate grain from chaff using a winnowing basket or by tossing it in the air.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Trời nóng, cô ấy cầm chiếc quạt giấy. (It's hot, she is holding a paper fan.)
  • Người nông dân dùng cái quạt để quạt thóc. (The farmer uses a winnowing basket to winnow the paddy.)

• Verb:

  • Bà quạt cho cháu ngủ. (The grandmother fans the child to sleep.)
  • Họ quạt thóc ngoài sân. (They are winnowing paddy in the yard.)

Advanced Usage

• "quạt nồng ấp lạnh": A classical idiom describing filial piety, meaning to fan when it's hot and provide warmth when it's cold; to fulfill one's duties conscientiously.

  • Câu chuyện về lòng hiếu thảo "quạt nồng ấp lạnh" rất cảm động. (The story of filial piety "fanning when hot and warming when cold" is very touching.)

• "quạt điện": Electric fan.

  • Mùa hè, quạt điện là vật dụng cần thiết. (In summer, an electric fan is a necessary appliance.)

Variants and Related Words

• Quạt giấy (n): Paper fan.
• Quạt nan (n): Palm-leaf fan.
• Quạt trần (n): Ceiling fan.
• Quạt máy (n): Electric fan (synonymous with ).
• Quạt thóc (v/n): To winnow paddy / a winnowing basket (specific to agriculture).

Synonyms

• Verb (to fan): Phẩy (to wave gently, often with a hand or fan).
• Verb (to winnow): Sàng (to sift, often with a sieve; a more general term for separating).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Quạt cho mát: To fan (oneself/someone) to become cool.
  • Anh ấy ngồi quạt cho mát. (He sits fanning himself to get cool.)

Related Idioms

• "Quạt nồng ấp lạnh": As described above, an idiom for devoted care and filial duty.

noun

1. fan
   • quạt giấy
     a paper fan

verb

1. to fan
   • quạt cho mát
     to fan oneself cool. to winnow
   • quạt thóc
     to winnow paddy