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Áo gấm. The áo gấm ( Vietnamese: [ʔǎːw ɣə̌m], Hán-Nôm: 襖錦) is a modified áo dài made with thicker fabric, and is a traditional brocade tunic for men. [ 1] It is more elaborate than the formal "áo the", a similar men's tunic. These tunics are often worn at ceremonies, birthdays, festivals and other circumstances where the ...
An ao dai costs about $200 in the United States and about $40 in Vietnam. [ 30 ] "Symbolically, the áo dài invokes nostalgia and timelessness associated with a gendered image of the homeland for which many Vietnamese people throughout the diaspora yearn," wrote Nhi T. Lieu, an assistant professor at the University of Texas at Austin. [ 11 ]
Nguyễn dynasty officials wearing formal clothing during Lễ tế Nam Giao. Vietnamese clothing is the traditional style of clothing worn in Vietnam by the Vietnamese people. The traditional style has both indigenous and foreign elements due to the diverse cultural exchanges during the history of Vietnam. This all eventually led to the birth ...
Áo bà ba (Vietnamese: [ʔǎːw ɓâː ɓaː], translates to "Grandma's shirt") is a traditional southern Vietnamese garment. The top part that covers the torso is called the áo ("shirt" in English). It is mostly associated with rural southern Vietnam, especially in the Mekong Delta. Often worn as a top and bottom set, the áo bà ba is ...
The Mechanics and Crafts of the People of Annam (French: Technique du peuple Annamite; Vietnamese: Kỹ thuật của người An Nam, chữ Nôm: 技術𧵑𠊛安南) is a multi-volume colonial manuscript created by Henri Joseph Oger (1885-1936), [1] a colonial official who commissioned artists to record the culture of the Annamese (Vietnamese) in Hanoi and the area around it during the ...
Deck. Money-suited cards set. Play. Anticlockwise. Related games. Khanhoo. Tổ tôm or Tụ tam bài ( chữ Hán: 聚三牌, chữ Nôm: 祖𩵽 [ 1]) is a draw-and-discard card game played in Vietnam, usually by men. [ 2] The game is often played at festivals. [ 3] It is derived from the Chinese game of Khanhoo. [citation needed]
Yếm. Young woman wearing a yếm. Two girls in yếm carry goods to sell. A yếm or áo yếm (Vietnamese: [ʔiəm˧˦], chữ Nôm: 裺 or 襖裺) is a traditional Vietnamese undergarment that was once worn by Vietnamese women across all classes. It was most usually worn underneath a blouse or mantle to preserve modesty. It is a simple ...
In the United States, Vietnamese is the sixth most spoken language, with over 1.5 million speakers, who are concentrated in a handful of states. It is the third-most spoken language in Texas and Washington; fourth-most in Georgia, Louisiana, and Virginia; and fifth-most in Arkansas and California. [ 40 ]