tiếu lâm
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Definition
Noun:
- A folk joke or humorous anecdote: A short, funny story from folk culture, often featuring witty characters and satirical situations.
- A risqué or bawdy story: A type of joke or humorous tale that often contains earthy, ribald, or slightly indecent humor, dealing with themes of daily life, relationships, and human foibles in a frank manner.
Adjective:
- Humorous in a folk or bawdy style: Describing a story, joke, or style of humor that is characteristic of tiếu lâm—funny, earthy, and often cheeky.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Ông cụ thường kể những câu chuyện tiếu lâm rất hài hước. (The old man often tells very funny tiếu lâm stories.)
- Kho tàng tiếu lâm Việt Nam rất phong phú. (The treasure trove of Vietnamese tiếu lâm is very rich.)
- Adjective:
- Anh ấy có khiếu hài hước kiểu tiếu lâm. (He has a tiếu lâm-style sense of humor.)
- Truyện tiếu lâm thường phản ánh hiện thực xã hội một cách hài hước. (Tiếu lâm tales often reflect social reality in a humorous way.)
Advanced Usage
- As a cultural genre, is studied as a form of folk literature that uses humor to critique social norms, authority figures, and human weaknesses.
- The humor in can range from clever wordplay and satire to more direct, physical, or sexual comedy.
Variants and Related Words
- Truyện tiếu lâm (n): A story. This is a very common collocation.
- Tuyển tập truyện tiếu lâm (A collection of tiếu lâm stories)
- Truyện cười (n): A general term for a joke or funny story. is a specific, traditional sub-category of .
Synonyms
- Joke / Anecdote: A short story with a funny ending.
- Bawdy tale: A humorous story dealing with sexual themes in a comical way.
- Ribald humor: Humor that is coarse, earthy, and often sexual in nature.
Related Idioms
- Giọng kể tiếu lâm: A storytelling tone or style characteristic of —often deadpan, witty, and building towards a punchline.
- Với giọng kể tiếu lâm, ông ấy khiến mọi người cười nghiêng ngả. (With his tiếu lâm storytelling style, he had everyone in stitches.)