Definition

1. Noun:
   • Groom, bridegroom: A man who is getting married or has just been married.
   • Uncle (paternal aunt's husband): The husband of one's paternal aunt (a specific, less common usage in some contexts).

Usage Examples

• Noun (Groom):
  • Chú rể trông rất tự tin và hạnh phúc. (The groom looks very confident and happy.)
  • Mọi người đều chúc phúc cho cô dâu và chú rể. (Everyone congratulated the bride and groom.)
• Noun (Uncle):
  • Chú rể của tôi là một bác sĩ. (My uncle (my paternal aunt's husband) is a doctor.)

Advanced Usage

• "Nhà trai": Refers to the groom's family and their side of the wedding party.
  • Nhà trai đã đến đón dâu. (The groom's family has come to receive the bride.)
• "Phù rể" or "bạn rể": Refers to the groomsmen or the groom's close friends who assist him during the wedding.
  • Anh ấy là phù rể chính trong đám cưới. (He is the best man at the wedding.)

Variants and Related Words

• Rể (noun): A general term for a son-in-law or, in the context of a wedding, the groom.
  • Anh ấy là rể quý của gia đình. (He is a beloved son-in-law of the family.)
• Chú (noun): A common term for a younger uncle (father's younger brother) or a polite, friendly term for a slightly older man. In "chú rể," "chú" is a polite, endearing prefix.
• Cô dâu (noun): The bride. This word is always paired with "chú rể" in the wedding context.

Synonyms

• Tân lang (noun, literary/formal): A more formal or literary term for bridegroom.
• Chàng rể (noun): A poetic or affectionate term for the groom.

Related Phrases

• Đám rể: Refers specifically to the groom's procession or party.
  • Đám rể đã sẵn sàng. (The groom's party is ready.)
• Trao nhẫn cưới: To exchange wedding rings (an action performed by the bride and groom).
  • Khoảnh khắc chú rể và cô dâu trao nhẫn cưới thật cảm động. (The moment the groom and bride exchange rings is very touching.)

Related Idioms

• "Rước dâu, đưa rể": A phrase describing the core wedding rituals: the groom's family goes to "receive the bride" (rước dâu), and the bride's family "sends off the groom" (đưa rể) in a metaphorical sense, marking the union.
  • Lễ cưới truyền thống bao gồm nghi thức rước dâu, đưa rể. (The traditional wedding includes the rituals of receiving the bride and sending off the groom.)