song loan
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Noun (Historical):
- A type of palanquin or litter designed to be carried by two people. It refers to a traditional, enclosed passenger vehicle, often used by nobility or the wealthy in historical Vietnam, transported on the shoulders of two bearers using poles.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Vị quan lớn ngồi trong song loan được khiêng qua phố. (The high-ranking official sat inside the two-carrier palanquin as it was carried through the street.)
- Song loan là phương tiện di chuyển phổ biến của giới quý tộc xưa. (The two-carrier palanquin was a common means of transport for the nobility in the past.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "song loan" is considered archaic or literary in modern Vietnamese. It is primarily encountered in historical texts, novels, or descriptions of pre-modern Vietnamese society.
Variants and Related Words
- Kiệu (n): A more general term for palanquin or sedan chair, which could be carried by two or more people.
- Đoàn rước dâu có kiệu hoa rất đẹp. (The wedding procession had a very beautiful bridal palanquin.)
- Võng (n): A hammock, often carried by people, which served a similar transport function but was less formal and enclosed than a .
- Ông ấy nằm võng được khiêng đi. (He lay in a hammock that was carried away.)
Synonyms
- Palanquin: A covered litter for one passenger, carried by means of poles.
- Litter (archaic): A vehicle with a bed suspended between shafts, carried by people or animals.
- Sedan chair: An enclosed chair carried on poles by two bearers.
Related Idioms
- (từ cũ) Two-carrier palanquin