chôn cất
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Definition
- Verb:
- To bury: The primary meaning of "chôn cất" is to place a dead body in the ground, a tomb, or a vault as a final rite.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Gia đình sẽ chôn cất ông ấy vào chiều nay. (The family will bury him this afternoon.)
- Họ đã chôn cất tử sĩ tại nghĩa trang liệt sĩ. (They interred the war dead at the martyrs' cemetery.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "chôn cất" carries a formal and respectful tone, specifically used for the ceremonial act of burial. It is more formal than the standalone verb "chôn".
Variants and Related Words
Chôn (v): to bury. This is the simpler, more general verb.
- Chú chó đã chôn xương trong vườn. (The dog buried the bone in the garden.)
An táng (v): to inter, to bury. A formal synonym, often used in official or written contexts.
- Lễ an táng được tổ chức trang trọng. (The burial ceremony was held solemnly.)
Hỏa táng (v): to cremate.
- Theo di nguyện, ông ấy sẽ được hỏa táng. (According to his will, he will be cremated.)
Synonyms
- Bury: to place in the ground.
- Inter: a formal term for burial.
- Lay to rest: a gentle, euphemistic phrase for burial.
Related Idioms
- Chôn cất tử tế: to give a proper burial.
- Mọi người đều xứng đáng được chôn cất tử tế. (Everyone deserves a proper burial.)
- To inter
- chôn cất tử sĩto inter a war dead