sơn hồ
Definition
- Noun:
- Artificial mountain and lake: A decorative landscape feature in gardens or parks, consisting of a man-made hill (mountain) and a dug-out pond (lake), designed to imitate natural scenery for aesthetic purposes.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Khu vườn có một sơn hồ rất đẹp. (The garden has a very beautiful artificial mountain and lake.)
- Sơn hồ là yếu tố quan trọng trong nghệ thuật vườn cảnh phương Đông.* (The artificial mountain and lake is an important element in Eastern landscape gardening art.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "sơn hồ" is primarily used in the context of classical garden design, landscape architecture, and poetry to evoke a sense of constructed, idealized nature.
Variants and Related Words
- Giả sơn (n): artificial mountain or rockery.
- Họ xếp giả sơn quanh hồ. (They arranged artificial mountains around the lake.)
- Hồ cảnh (n): ornamental lake or pond.
- Hồ cảnh trong công viên thu hút nhiều chim. (The ornamental lake in the park attracts many birds.)
Synonyms
- Artificial landscape: A human-made imitation of a natural scene.
- Rockery and pond: A garden feature with arranged rocks and a water feature.
Related Concepts
- Non bộ (n): Vietnamese miniature mountain landscape, often including water.
- Nghệ nhân đang tạo một non bộ. (The artisan is creating a miniature mountain landscape.)
- Vườn cảnh (n): landscape garden.
- Khu vườn cảnh này được thiết kế rất tinh tế. (This landscape garden is very delicately designed.)