Definition

1. Verb:
   • To offer marriage, to propose marriage (on behalf of a man): Refers to the traditional Vietnamese custom where a man's family formally visits the woman's family to propose a marriage arrangement. It is the first formal step in the traditional marriage process.
   • To extend, to offer (in a formal context): Used in a broader, more formal sense to mean extending an offer or proposal, though this usage is less common than the marital meaning.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Gia đình nhà trai sẽ đến dạm vợ cho con trai họ vào tuần tới. (The groom's family will come to propose marriage for their son next week.)
  • Theo phong tục, lễ dạm vợ là bước đầu tiên trong các nghi thức cưới hỏi. (According to custom, the marriage proposal ceremony is the first step in the wedding rituals.)
  • Ông ấy dạm vợ ý định hợp tác với công ty chúng tôi. (He formally extended his intention to cooperate with our company.)

Advanced Usage

• "Đi dạm vợ": to go to propose marriage.

  • Sau khi tìm hiểu kỹ, nhà trai quyết định đi dạm vợ. (After careful consideration, the groom's family decided to go and propose marriage.)

• "Lễ dạm vợ": the marriage proposal ceremony.

  • Lễ dạm vợ thường diễn ra đơn giản với trầu cau và chè. (The marriage proposal ceremony usually takes place simply with betel leaves, areca nuts, and tea.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dạm hỏi (verb): to propose, to ask for marriage (a more common synonym for the marriage proposal step).

  • Lễ dạm hỏi được tổ chức trang trọng. (The betrothal ceremony was held solemnly.)

• Dạm ngõ (verb): the initial meeting/visit (a preliminary, less formal step before "dạm hỏi").

  • Hai gia đình đã thực hiện lễ dạm ngõ vào tháng trước. (The two families performed the initial meeting ceremony last month.)

Synonyms

• Hỏi vợ: to ask for a wife (a more colloquial term for proposing marriage).
• Cầu hôn: to propose (marriage); this term is more direct and modern, often used for the act of the man himself proposing, unlike the family-oriented "dạm vợ".

Related Phrases

• Dạm cưới: to formally discuss and arrange the wedding (a later step in the process, after the proposal has been accepted).
  • Sau lễ dạm vợ thành công, hai nhà sẽ tiến tới dạm cưới. (After a successful marriage proposal, the two families will proceed to arrange the wedding.)

Related Idioms

• "Dạm vợ hỏi chồng": (lit. to propose for a wife, to ask for a husband) Refers to the mutual process of marriage arrangements between two families.
  • Chuyện dạm vợ hỏi chồng nên theo đúng phong tục. (Matters of marriage proposals should follow proper custom.)

verb

1. to offer marriage,dan to extend