Definition

1. Noun:
   • A funeral procession or funeral ceremonies: The primary meaning of "đám xá" refers to the collective rituals, processions, and observances held for a deceased person. It encompasses the various ceremonial activities from the home to the burial site.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Đám xá của cụ ấy được tổ chức rất trang trọng. (His funeral procession was organized very solemnly.)
  • Cả làng đi theo đám xá. (The whole village followed the funeral procession.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is somewhat archaic or regional in modern Vietnamese. In contemporary usage, words like "đám tang" (funeral) or "đám ma" (funeral) are more common.
  • Ngày nay, người ta thường nói "đám tang" hơn là "đám xá". (Nowadays, people often say "đám tang" more than "đám xá".)

Variants and Related Words

• Đám tang (n): funeral, the more standard modern term.

  • Đám tang sẽ được cử hành vào thứ Bảy. (The funeral will be held on Saturday.)

• Lễ tang (n): funeral rites, funeral ceremony.

  • Lễ tang diễn ra tại nhà riêng. (The funeral ceremony took place at the private home.)

• Đưa tang (v): to accompany a funeral procession.

  • Hàng xóm đều đến để đưa tang. (The neighbors all came to accompany the funeral procession.)

Synonyms

• Funeral procession: a group of people walking in a formal manner to a burial place.
• Funeral rites: the ceremonial acts performed when someone dies.
• Obsequies: funeral rites (formal/literary).

Related Idioms

• Đám xá, đám đình: This phrase refers to various traditional village ceremonies, with "đám xá" representing funeral rites and "đám đình" representing other communal festivals or rituals at the village communal house.
  • Ngày xưa, đám xá đám đình là những sinh hoạt quan trọng của làng. (In the past, funeral rites and village festivals were important communal activities.)