Definition

Noun: - Grandchildren and great-grandchildren; posterity: Refers to the collective generations of descendants following one's own children, typically including grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and beyond. It denotes one's lineage or progeny in a broad sense.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cháu chắt ông cụ rất đông. (The old man's grandchildren and great-grandchildren are very numerous.)
  • Cháu chắt cũng về mừng thọ cụ đông đủ. (The grandchildren and great-grandchildren also returned fully to celebrate the elder's longevity.)
  • Gia đình ông ấy có bốn đời cháu chắt. (His family has four generations of descendants.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in formal or familial contexts to speak generally about one's extended lineage and future generations.
• It can imply a sense of legacy and continuation of the family line.

Variants and Related Words

• Cháu (noun): Grandchild; can also be a polite term for a younger person.
• Chắt (noun): Great-grandchild.
• Chút (noun): Great-great-grandchild (a less common term, following ).
• Hậu duệ (noun): Descendant, posterity (a more formal synonym).
• Con cháu (noun): Children and grandchildren; offspring (a broader, more common term for descendants).

Synonyms

• Hậu thế: Later generations, posterity.
• Con cháu: Children and grandchildren; offspring.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Cháu chắt đề huề: Describes a family with many thriving descendants, implying prosperity and a full household.
  • Cụ sống thọ, cháu chắt đề huề. (The elder lived a long life, with many prosperous descendants.)
• Để phúc cho cháu chắt: To accumulate virtue/blessings for one's descendants.
  • Ông bà ta thường làm việc thiện để phúc cho cháu chắt. (Our ancestors often did good deeds to accumulate blessings for their descendants.)

noun

1. Grandchildren and great-grandchildren; posterity