đối trướng
Definition
- Noun:
- Parallel sentences and panels: An archaic term referring to a pair of parallel, often poetic, sentences or couplets, typically inscribed or displayed on decorative panels, scrolls, or banners. These were commonly used in traditional settings like temples, pagodas, or communal houses.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Trong đình làng treo một đôi đối trướng rất đẹp. (In the village communal house hangs a very beautiful pair of parallel sentences and panels.)
- Nghệ thuật thư pháp thường thể hiện trên các đối trướng. (Calligraphy art is often displayed on parallel sentence panels.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is historical and literary. In modern contexts, the component words are more commonly used separately or in related phrases.
- "Câu đối": is the more common modern term for a parallel couplet, often used during Tet (Lunar New Year).
- Ông già viết câu đối để bán trong dịp Tết. (The old man writes parallel sentences to sell during Tet.)
Variants and Related Words
Câu đối (n): parallel sentence, couplet.
- Hai bên cửa chính thường dán câu đối đỏ. (Red parallel couplets are often pasted on both sides of the main door.)
Hoành phi (n): horizontal inscribed board, often used in conjunction with câu đối.
- Hoành phi và câu đối tạo thành một bộ trang trí hoàn chỉnh. (The horizontal board and parallel couplets form a complete decorative set.)
Synonyms
- Parallel couplets: A pair of balanced, poetic lines.
- Antithetical couplets: Emphasizes the contrasting yet complementary nature of the lines.
Related Idioms
- While there is no direct idiom with , the concept is central to the tradition of "Câu đối Tết" (Tet couplets), symbolizing hopes, virtues, and good fortune for the new year.