Definition

Verb: - To observe a period of mourning (for a deceased person, especially a parent or superior). This involves performing rituals and adhering to customs, such as wearing specific mourning clothes, to express grief and fulfill filial or familial duties.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy phải về quê chịu tang cho mẹ. (He had to return to his hometown to go into mourning for his mother.)
  • Gia đình đang chịu tang ông nội. (The family is in mourning for their grandfather.)
  • Thời gian chịu tang thường kéo dài. (The period of mourning usually lasts a long time.)

Advanced Usage

• "Để tang" vs. "Chịu tang": While closely related, "để tang" often refers more specifically to the of being in mourning or wearing mourning attire, whereas "chịu tang" emphasizes the of observing and performing the mourning rituals and duties.
  • Sau khi chịu tang xong, họ vẫn để tang trong ba năm. (After completing the mourning rites, they still remained in mourning for three years.)

Variants and Related Words

• Để tang (verb): To be in mourning; to wear mourning clothes.
  • Cô ấy để tang chồng. (She is in mourning for her husband.)
• Tang lễ (noun): Funeral ceremony.
  • Tang lễ được tổ chức trang trọng. (The funeral was held solemnly.)
• Cư tang (verb, formal): A more formal/literary term for observing mourning, often implying staying at home to mourn.
  • Theo lễ giáo xưa, con trai phải cư tang ba năm. (According to old rites, a son had to observe mourning for three years.)

Synonyms

• Mặc đồ tang / Mặc tang phục (verb phrase): To wear mourning clothes.
• Thọ tang (verb, formal): To receive/undertake mourning (used in formal or written contexts).

Related Phrases / Idioms

• Hết tang (verb phrase): To complete the mourning period; to be out of mourning.
  • Gia đình họ vừa hết tang. (Their family has just come out of mourning.)
• Trong thời gian chịu tang (prepositional phrase): During the mourning period.
  • Trong thời gian chịu tang, mọi người hạn chế vui chơi. (During the mourning period, people limit recreational activities.)

verb

1. To go into mourning (for someone)