trướng

See also: Trương, trường, trưởng, Trường, trượng, and trương

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 帳.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈɨəŋ˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈɨəŋ˦˥]

    Noun

    (classifier tấm, bức) trướng

    1. a decorated banner used for veneration of the death
    2. (uncommon) canopy; curtains
      dưới trướng ― under the wing/banner of
      • 18th century, Đặng Trần Côn (鄧陳琨) (circa 1705–1745) (original Chinese), translated by Đoàn Thị Điểm (段氏點) (1705–1746/1748) (traditionally claimed), might actually be translated by Phan Huy Ích (潘輝益) (1751–1822), Chinh phụ ngâm khúc (征婦吟曲) [The Song of a Soldier's Wife], lines 183-184:
        幔𩅹帳雪衝坡
        𢪀添冷𠖭几𫥨𡎝外
        Màn mưa trướng tuyết xông pha,
        Nghĩ thêm lạnh lẽo kẻ ra cõi ngoài.
        You live with rain as screen, with snow as tent,
        I think of you and feel your cold out there.

    Derived terms

    • màn trướng
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