trống quân

Hai người hát trống quân đối đáp nhau trong đêm trăng.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A Vietnamese folk singing genre: A traditional call-and-response singing style, typically performed by young men and women, where verses are sung in alternation. The rhythm is kept by beating on a string stretched tightly over a hollow resonator, such as a barrel or drum.
   • The name of the specific folk song: It can refer to the song performed in this style.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • "Trống quân" là một di sản văn hóa phi vật thể quý giá. ("Trống quân" is a precious intangible cultural heritage.)
  • Các liền anh liền chị đang hát "trống quân". (The young men and women are singing "trống quân".)
  • Nhịp điệu của "trống quân" được giữ bằng cách gõ vào sợi dây. (The rhythm of "trống quân" is maintained by tapping the string.)

Advanced Usage

• The performance is often associated with mid-autumn festivals and communal activities in traditional Vietnamese villages.
• The lyrical content typically involves flirtation, witty challenges, questions about life, and expressions of sentiment between the male and female singers.

Variants and Related Words

• Hát trống quân (v): To perform the "trống quân" singing style.
  • Họ tập hát trống quân để chuẩn bị cho lễ hội. (They practice singing "trống quân" to prepare for the festival.)

Synonyms

• Folk call-and-response singing: A general term for traditional singing where groups alternate verses.
• Antiphonal singing: A more formal term for music performed by two alternating groups.

Related Idioms

• While "trống quân" itself is not an idiom, it is central to the cultural idiom (to sing in call-and-response).
  • Hát đối đáp như "trống quân" thể hiện sự nhanh trí. (Call-and-response singing like "trống quân" demonstrates quick wit.)