đào hát
Definition
- Noun (Historical):
- A female singer or songstress: Specifically refers to a professional female singer in traditional Vietnamese performance contexts, often associated with court music, ceremonial singing, or classical opera forms like hát tuồng or hát chèo.
- An actress-singer: Denotes a woman who performs by singing in traditional theatrical arts, combining acting and vocal performance.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Cô ấy xuất thân từ một gia đình có truyền thống làm đào hát. (She comes from a family with a tradition of being female singers.)
- Vai diễn của đào hát chính trong vở chèo đó rất nổi tiếng. (The role of the principal songstress in that chèo opera is very famous.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "đào hát" is now considered archaic. In modern Vietnamese, general terms like "ca sĩ" (singer) or "nghệ sĩ" (artist/performer) are used.
- It historically carried connotations of a specific artistic profession within structured, often elite, traditional performance settings, distinct from modern pop singers.
Variants and Related Words
- Đào nương (n): Another historical/poetic term for a young female singer or performer, similar to .
- Kép hát (n): The historical counterpart term for a male singer-actor in traditional Vietnamese theater.
- Ca sĩ (n): The modern, general word for a singer (male or female).
Synonyms
- Songstress: A female singer.
- Chanteuse: A female singer, especially in French or classical contexts (as noted in the reference).
- Cantatrice: A female professional singer, particularly in opera.
Related Idioms
- While there are no direct idioms with "đào hát", the word "đào" itself in this context is rooted in Sino-Vietnamese, relating to performance. A related concept is:
- "Đào kép": Refers collectively to the main female and male performers (the songstress and her counterpart) in traditional theater.
- Đào kép trong đoàn hát đều rất tài năng. (The female and male leads in the theater troupe are very talented.)