Definition

1. Noun:
   • Family event, family matter: "Gia sự" refers to events, affairs, or matters that occur within a family or household. It is an archaic term.

Usage

• The word "gia sự" is a classical/archaic Vietnamese term. It is rarely used in modern, everyday conversation. You will most likely encounter it in historical texts, classical literature, or formal, traditional contexts.
• It functions solely as a noun.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông ấy đang bận lo gia sự. (He is busy taking care of family matters.)
  • Những gia sự phức tạp khiến ông chủ gia đình đau đầu. (The complicated family affairs gave the head of the household a headache.)
  • Trong thư, bà ấy kể lại mọi gia sự gần đây. (In the letter, she recounted all recent family events.)

Advanced Usage

• The term can imply private, internal family matters that are not typically for public discussion.
  • Đó là chuyện gia sự, xin đừng bàn tới. (That is a private family matter, please do not discuss it.)

Variants and Related Words

• Gia đình (n): Family. This is the modern, common word for "family."
• Việc nhà (n): Housework, household chores. This refers more to daily tasks.
• Nội bộ gia đình (n): Internal family affairs. A more modern descriptive phrase.

Synonyms

• Việc gia đình: Family matters/affairs.
• Chuyện nhà: Household/family matters.

Notes on Meaning

• The core meaning is strictly related to events and matters within the family unit. It does not refer to a single incident but to the general sphere of family affairs.
• As an archaic term, using it in modern speech may sound excessively formal or literary.

1. (từ cũ; nghĩa cũ) Family event, family matter