Definition

1. Noun:
   • A wedding announcement: A formal notice, typically a card or letter, sent to inform relatives and friends of a marriage and to invite them to the wedding celebration.
   • The act of announcing a wedding: The action of formally notifying others about an upcoming marriage.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Gia đình tôi vừa gửi báo hỉ đến tất cả họ hàng. (My family just sent out wedding announcements to all our relatives.)
  • Trên chiếc báo hỉ có ghi rõ địa điểm và thời gian tổ chức hôn lễ. (The wedding announcement clearly states the venue and time of the wedding ceremony.)
  • Theo phong tục, việc báo hỉ là rất quan trọng. (According to custom, the act of announcing the wedding is very important.)

Advanced Usage

• "làm/làm giấy báo hỉ": to make/send out wedding announcements.
  • Cặp đôi đang bận rộn làm báo hỉ. (The couple is busy making wedding announcements.)
• "nhận được báo hỉ": to receive a wedding announcement.
  • Tôi vui mừng khi nhận được báo hỉ của họ. (I was happy to receive their wedding announcement.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thiệp báo hỉ / Giấy báo hỉ (n): Wedding announcement card. This is a more specific term for the physical card.
  • Thiệp báo hỉ được thiết kế rất tinh tế. (The wedding announcement card is very elegantly designed.)
• Báo hỉ đường (n, historical/formal): A term for a wedding announcement, sometimes used in more formal or traditional contexts.
• Tin hỉ (n): Happy news (often referring to wedding news).
  • Cả nhà đều vui mừng trước tin hỉ này. (The whole family is happy about this happy news.)

Synonyms

• Thiệp cưới (n): Wedding invitation. (Note: While often used interchangeably in modern times, "báo hỉ" can sometimes refer specifically to the announcement of the marriage, which may be separate from the invitation to the party.)
• Thông báo kết hôn (n): Marriage announcement (a more direct, modern translation).

Related Phrases

• Phát báo hỉ: To distribute wedding announcements.
  • Công việc phát báo hỉ đã hoàn tất. (The task of distributing the wedding announcements is complete.)

Related Idioms

• Báo hỉ báo tang: To announce both joyful and sorrowful events (i.e., weddings and funerals). This idiom refers to the important life events that are formally announced to the community.
  • Làng xóm ngày xưa thường báo hỉ báo tang cho nhau. (In the old days, villagers would announce weddings and funerals to each other.)