báo hỉ
Definition
- 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.)