Definition

1. Noun:
   • A funeral bier: A wooden frame or platform used to carry a coffin or the deceased during a funeral procession.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Người ta khiêng cỗ đòn ra nghĩa trang. (People carried the funeral bier to the cemetery.)
  • Cỗ đòn được trang trí bằng vải trắng. (The funeral bier was decorated with white cloth.)

Advanced Usage

• "khiêng cỗ đòn": to carry/pallbear a funeral bier.
  • Thanh niên trong làng có nhiệm vụ khiêng cỗ đòn. (The young men in the village have the duty to carry the funeral bier.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đòn (n): A pole, rod, or beam. (This is the root word, but "cỗ đòn" is a fixed compound noun with a specific meaning.)
• Cỗ (n): Can mean a feast/banquet or a large, elaborate item (like a vehicle or, in this case, a bier). In "cỗ đòn," it refers to the elaborate structure.

Synonyms

• Võng (funeral): A type of hammock or stretcher also traditionally used to carry the deceased in some regions.
• Quan tài (n): Coffin, casket. (This refers specifically to the box containing the body, not the carrying platform.)

Notes on Meaning

• The term "cỗ đòn" is specific to traditional Vietnamese funeral customs. It is not a general term for any stretcher or carrier. Its use is almost exclusively ceremonial and funereal.