Definition

1. 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.)

1. To inter
   • chôn cất tử sĩ
     to inter a war dead