Definition

1. Verb:
   • To exhume and move (remains) to another place: The act of digging up human remains (typically bones) from their original burial site and transferring them to a new location, often as part of a traditional ritual.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Gia đình anh ấy dự định bốc mộ cho ông nội vào mùa thu. (His family plans to exhume and move his grandfather's remains in the autumn.)
  • Theo phong tục, người ta thường bốc mộ sau ba năm chôn cất. (According to custom, people often exhume and move remains after three years of burial.)

Advanced Usage

• "bốc mộ cải táng": A more specific term combining "bốc mộ" (exhume and move) with "cải táng" (rebury), emphasizing the complete ritual of exhumation and reburial.
  • Sau khi bốc mộ cải táng, hài cốt được đặt vào tiểu sành. (After exhuming and reburying, the remains are placed in a ceramic urn.)

Variants and Related Words

• bốc mả (verb): A synonym with identical meaning and usage to "bốc mộ".
  • Công việc bốc mả thường được tiến hành vào sáng sớm. (The work of exhuming graves is usually carried out early in the morning.)
• cải táng (verb): To rebury; often used in sequence with "bốc mộ" to describe the full process.
• quật mộ (verb): To exhume (a grave); can have a more general or sometimes negative connotation compared to the ritualistic "bốc mộ".

Synonyms

• Exhume: To dig out (something buried) from the ground.
• Disinter: A more formal term meaning to take out of the grave or tomb.

Related Phrases

• Làm lễ bốc mộ: To perform the exhumation ceremony.
  • Trước khi bốc mộ, gia đình làm lễ cúng bái. (Before exhuming the remains, the family performs a worship ceremony.)

Related Idioms

1. To exhume and move (hài cốt) to another place