sô

Thân thiện

Sô thường được dùng để may màn cửa.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Coarse gauze: A loosely woven, thin fabric, typically made of cotton, characterized by its open, mesh-like structure.
   • Mourning cloth: Traditionally used in Vietnam to make mourning garments (áo sô) or headbands (khăn sô) for those in deep mourning, especially after the death of a parent.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Chiếc màn này được làm bằng vải sô. (This mosquito net is made of coarse gauze.)
  • Sau khi cha mất, ông ấy mặc áo sô trong ba năm. (After his father passed away, he wore mourning clothes for three years.)
  • Vải sô rất mát vào mùa hè vì nó thưa và thoáng khí. (Coarse gauze is very cool in summer because it is loosely woven and breathable.)

Advanced Usage

• "áo sô": mourning garment. This is a compound term where "sô" specifies the type of fabric.
  • Trong đám tang, những người con trai mặc áo sô trắng. (At the funeral, the sons wore white mourning garments.)
• "khăn sô": mourning headband/turban.
  • Người con trưởng thường quấn khăn sô. (The eldest child often wears a mourning headband.)

Variants and Related Words

• Vải thưa: A general term for loosely woven fabric, which can be synonymous with "sô" in some contexts describing texture.
• Vải màn: Mosquito net fabric, which can be similar to "sô" in weave but may differ in material or purpose.
• Tang phục: Mourning attire, the broader category which includes garments made from "sô".

Synonyms

• Gauze: The closest direct translation, referring to a thin, translucent fabric.
• Muslin: A similar plain-woven cotton fabric, though muslin is often finer than traditional "sô".
• Cheesecloth: A very loosely woven cotton cloth, similar in open weave to "sô".

Related Phrases

• Đồng sô đồng khăn: An idiom meaning "sharing the same coarse cloth and headband," used to describe a wife who shares in her husband's mourning duties and hardships.
  • Bà ấy là người vợ hiền, luôn đồng sô đồng khăn với chồng trong mọi hoàn cảnh. (She is a virtuous wife, always sharing the mourning cloth and hardships with her husband in every circumstance.)

Notes on Meaning

• The primary meaning of "sô" is a type of fabric defined by its coarse, open weave.
• Its strong cultural association with mourning in Vietnam is a secondary, context-specific meaning derived from its traditional use. In modern contexts, it can simply refer to the fabric itself without funerary connotations.
• It is not typically used as a verb or adjective on its own. Its usage is almost exclusively as a noun, often in compound nouns like "áo sô" or "vải sô".

Học thuật

1. Coarse gauze