bức hôn

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Definition

1. Verb:
   • To force to marry (someone): The act of compelling or coercing someone into a marriage against their will.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Gia đình đã cố gắng bức hôn cô ấy với một người đàn ông giàu có. (The family tried to force her to marry a wealthy man.)
  • Trong câu chuyện, công chúa bị bức hôn cho một hoàng tử nước láng giềng. (In the story, the princess was forced to marry a prince from a neighboring country.)

Advanced Usage

• "bị bức hôn": to be forced into marriage.
  • Nhiều phụ nữ trong lịch sử đã bị bức hôn vì lý do chính trị. (Many women in history were forced into marriage for political reasons.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cưỡng hôn (verb): A synonym meaning to compel or force a marriage. It carries a similar, often slightly stronger, connotation of coercion.
  • Họ bị cưỡng hôn theo truyền thống của bộ tộc. (They were compelled to marry according to tribal tradition.)

Synonyms

• Ép buộc kết hôn: to compel to marry.
• Cưỡng ép hôn nhân: to coerce into marriage.

Notes on Meaning

• The word "bức hôn" specifically describes the social or familial act of forcing a marriage. It is not used for general coercion in other contexts. This term is often associated with historical, traditional, or dramatic contexts rather than everyday modern situations.

Học thuật

1. To force to marry (someone)