trướng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 帳.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈɨəŋ˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈɨəŋ˦˥]

Noun

(classifier tấm, bức) trướng

a decorated banner used for veneration of the death
(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), 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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