Definition

1. Noun:
   • Coffin, casket: A box or chest used to hold the body of a deceased person for burial or cremation. This is the primary and most common meaning of the word.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Người thợ mộc đang đóng một cỗ áo bằng gỗ. (The carpenter is making a wooden coffin.)
  • Cỗ áo được đặt giữa nhà trong tang lễ. (The coffin was placed in the center of the house during the funeral.)

Advanced Usage

• "Cỗ áo quan": This is a more formal or complete variant of the word, explicitly meaning "coffin." The term "quan" adds a sense of formality or refers to the official nature of the burial container.
  • Cỗ áo quan được phủ quốc kỳ. (The coffin was draped with the national flag.)

Variants and Related Words

• Quan tài: This is the most common and standard synonym for "coffin" in modern Vietnamese.
  • Quan tài đã được hạ huyệt. (The coffin has been lowered into the grave.)
• Hòm: A more colloquial or blunt term for a coffin.
• Áo quan: A shorter, slightly literary form of "cỗ áo quan."

Synonyms

• Coffin: A box for burial, typically rectangular.
• Casket: Often implies a more ornate burial case.

Related Phrases

• Đưa cỗ áo ra nghĩa trang: To carry the coffin to the cemetery.
• Hạ cỗ áo xuống huyệt: To lower the coffin into the grave.

Related Idioms

(This word is very specific and literal; it is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions beyond direct references to burial.)