trướng

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 帳.

Pronunciation

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.

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