Definition

1. Verb:
   • To attend (someone's) funeral, to follow the funeral procession (of someone): The act of accompanying the coffin and mourners from the place of the funeral service to the burial or cremation site as a final gesture of respect and farewell.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Hàng xóm và bạn bè đều đến đưa đám ông ấy. (Neighbors and friends all came to attend his funeral / follow his funeral procession.)
  • Anh ấy không thể về quê để đưa đám bà ngoại. (He couldn't return to his hometown to attend his grandmother's funeral.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase "đi đưa đám" is commonly used, where "đi" (to go) reinforces the action of attending.
  • Cả làng đi đưa đám cụ già. (The whole village went to attend the old man's funeral.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đưa ma: A synonym with the same meaning as "đưa đám".
  • Họ đến đưa ma người bạn cũ. (They came to attend their old friend's funeral.)
• Đám tang / Đám ma (noun): The funeral ceremony or event itself.
  • Đám tang của ông ấy rất trang trọng. (His funeral was very solemn.)
• Tang lễ (noun): Funeral rites, a more formal term for funeral ceremonies.

Synonyms

• Tham dự đám tang: To attend a funeral.
• Tiễn đưa: To see someone off (can be used in a funeral context, meaning to bid a final farewell).

Related Phrases

• Đưa tiễn: To see someone off (general, for departures like travel; in context, can imply a final farewell).
• Chịu tang: To be in mourning, to observe mourning rites (focuses on the state of mourning rather than the act of attending).

1. cũng nói đưa ma Attend (someone's) funeral, follow the funeral procession (of someone)