trường kỷ
Noun: 1. A type of traditional Vietnamese long wooden bench or settee: A piece of furniture, typically made of solid wood (like rosewood or ebony), consisting of a long bench with a backrest and often accompanied by two matching armchairs. It is a classic item in traditional Vietnamese home decor. 2. (Archaic) A coach; a long-distance carriage: An old term for a horse-drawn carriage used for travel over long distances. This meaning is now largely obsolete in modern Vietnamese.
- Noun (Furniture):
- Phòng khách nhà ông ấy có một bộ trường kỷ bằng gỗ gụ rất đẹp. (His living room has a very beautiful set of trường kỷ made of mahogany.)
- Chiếc trường kỷ cũ được đặt ở hiên nhà. (The old trường kỷ bench is placed on the porch.)
- Noun (Archaic - Coach):
- Ngày xưa, các quan lại thường di chuyển bằng trường kỷ. (In the past, mandarins often traveled by trường kỷ [coach].)
- The term "bộ trường kỷ" (a set of ) is commonly used to refer to the complete set, which usually includes one long bench and two individual chairs.
- In historical contexts or classical literature, the word may be encountered with its archaic meaning of "coach."
- Trường kỉ: This is a variant spelling of the same word.
- Ghế dài (long bench): A more general, modern term for a bench, but it lacks the specific cultural and stylistic connotations of .
- Sập gụ (wooden platform bed): Another type of traditional Vietnamese wooden furniture, often mentioned alongside .
- (For furniture): Ghế băng dài (long bench), ghế salon (salon set - a more modern term for a living room set).
- (Archaic): Xe ngựa (horse-drawn carriage), cỗ xe (carriage).
The primary and active meaning in contemporary Vietnamese is the first one: a traditional long wooden bench/settee. The second meaning (coach) is historical and rarely used in everyday conversation today. When explaining this word, it is most important to focus on its role as a distinctive item of Vietnamese furniture.
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