thượng lương

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Definition

1. Noun (Historical/Architectural):
   • The ridge beam / The main roof beam: The primary, highest horizontal beam placed at the apex of a roof structure in traditional Vietnamese wooden architecture. Its installation was a significant ceremonial event in the construction process.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Lễ cúng thượng lương là một nghi thức quan trọng khi dựng nhà gỗ. (The ceremony for installing the ridge beam is an important ritual when building a wooden house.)
  • Sau khi dựng cột, các thợ cả sẽ tiến hành lắp đặt thượng lương. (After erecting the pillars, the master craftsmen will proceed to install the ridge beam.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is almost exclusively used in a historical or traditional cultural context. The ceremony associated with it, , symbolizes the completion of the house's frame and is meant to bless the structure and its future inhabitants.

Variants and Related Words

• Lễ thượng lương (n): The ridge beam installation ceremony.
  • Lễ thượng lương thường được tổ chức vào một ngày lành. (The ridge beam ceremony is usually held on an auspicious day.)

Synonyms

• Ridge beam: The main beam at the top of a roof.
• Roof tree (archaic): An older English term for a ridge beam.

Related Cultural Concepts

• Động thổ: Groundbreaking ceremony.
• Lễ nhập trạch: Housewarming ceremony.
• The sequence of traditional construction ceremonies is often: (break ground) → (install ridge beam) → (move in).