Definition

1. Noun:

   • Mourning: A period or expression of sorrow following someone's death, often involving specific rituals or attire.
   • A type of royal decree: A historical literary form, a proclamation or commendation written by a king in a specific parallel and rhythmic style.

2. Verb:

   • To mock, to ridicule: To tease or make fun of someone or something in a scornful or humorous way.
   • To prepare, to concoct: To make or mix something, typically a substance like medicine or food, by combining ingredients.
   • To manufacture, to fabricate: To produce or create something, often implying a technical or industrial process.
   • To pour: To add a liquid, typically by pouring it into something else.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Gia đình đang để chế. (The family is in mourning.)
• Verb:
  • Họ thường chế anh ấy vì tính nhút nhát. (They often mock him for his shyness.)
  • Dược sĩ chế thuốc theo đơn. (The pharmacist prepares the medicine according to the prescription.)
  • Nhà máy này chế tạo vũ khí. (This factory manufactures weapons.)
  • Chế nước sôi vào phin cà phê. (Pour boiling water into the coffee filter.)

Advanced Usage

• "chế biến": to process, to prepare (food or materials).
  • Chế biến thực phẩm đông lạnh. (To process frozen food.)
• "chế nhạo": to deride, to sneer at (a stronger form of mocking).
  • Không nên chế nhạo người khuyết tật. (One should not deride people with disabilities.)
• "chế ngự": to control, to subdue.
  • Chế ngự cơn nóng giận. (To control one's anger.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chế giễu (v): to ridicule, to jeer.
  • Bài báo chế giễu thói hư tật xấu. (The article ridicules bad habits.)
• Chế tác (v): to craft, to create (often artistic or intricate items).
  • Chế tác trang sức bằng vàng. (To craft jewelry from gold.)
• Chế định (v/n): to institute, to establish (a rule); an institution.
  • Chế định pháp luật mới. (To institute new laws.)

Synonyms

• Mock: to tease or laugh at contemptuously.
• Prepare: to make ready for use.
• Fabricate: to construct or manufacture.
• Pour: to cause a liquid to flow.

Related Idioms

• Chế diễu: (similar to chế nhạo) to satirize or mock through performance or writing.
  • Vở kịch chế diễu các nhân vật chính trị. (The play satirizes political figures.)

noun

1. Mourning

verb

1. To mock at, to make fun of
   • bài vè chế anh chàng bảo thủ
     a popular satirical verse mocking at the conservative fellow
2. To prepare
   • chế thuốc
     to prepare a medicine
3. To manufacture
   • chế vũ khí
     to manufacture arms
4. To invent (a new thing)
5. To pour
   • chế nước sôi vào bình trà
     to pour boiling water into a teapot