Definition

1. Noun:
   • Remains, relics: The physical remains of a deceased person, typically referring to bones or the corpse. This term carries a formal and respectful tone, often used in literary, historical, or solemn contexts.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Di hài của vị anh hùng được đưa về an táng tại quê nhà. (The hero's remains were brought back to his homeland for burial.)
  • Các nhà khảo cổ đã phát hiện ra di hài từ thời tiền sử. (Archaeologists have discovered prehistoric remains.)
  • Họ long trọng cải táng di hài của tổ tiên. (They solemnly reburied their ancestors' relics.)

Advanced Usage

• "di hài liệt sĩ": martyrs' remains.
  • Lễ truy điệu tưởng niệm các di hài liệt sĩ. (A memorial service was held for the martyrs' remains.)
• Used in formal, ceremonial, or legal language concerning the handling, burial, or exhumation of human remains.

Variants and Related Words

• Hài cốt (noun): Bones, skeletal remains. This is a more common and direct synonym.
  • Hài cốt của ông cụ được hỏa táng theo di nguyện. (The old man's bones were cremated according to his will.)
• Thi hài (noun): Corpse, dead body. Refers more specifically to the whole body before decomposition.
  • Thi hài được đặt trong quan tài. (The corpse was placed in the coffin.)
• Di cốt (noun): Remains, relics. A slightly more literary synonym.

Synonyms

• Hài cốt: bones, skeletal remains.
• Di cốt: remains, relics.
• Thi hài: corpse, dead body (though this refers to a recently deceased body).

Notes on Meaning

• "Di hài" specifically refers to the of the dead. It does not refer to objects or artifacts left behind by someone (which would be "di vật" or "di sản").
• The term inherently implies something that is left behind ("di") and is often associated with bones ("hài"). It is used with respect and is common in contexts of reburial, archaeology, and commemorative ceremonies.

noun

1. relics; remains