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

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