Definition

1. Noun:
   • Family, household: "Gia thất" can refer to a family unit or household, particularly in formal or literary contexts.
   • Marriage, married life: "Gia thất" specifically denotes the state of being married or the institution of marriage itself, focusing on the union of husband and wife.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Các cháu đã thành gia thất. (The children have already established their own families/gotten married.)
  • Họ sống trong một gia thất hạnh phúc. (They live in a happy marriage/household.)

Advanced Usage

• "Thành gia thất": This is a formal and elegant phrase meaning "to get married" or "to establish a family."
  • Sau khi tốt nghiệp, anh ấy muốn thành gia thất. (After graduating, he wants to get married.)
• "Gia thất duyên hài": A classical, literary phrase describing a harmonious and well-matched marriage.
  • Chúc cho đôi trẻ có một gia thất duyên hài. (Wishing the young couple a harmonious and well-matched marriage.)

Variants and Related Words

• Gia đình (n): Family. This is the more common and general modern term for "family."
  • Gia đình tôi có bốn người. (My family has four people.)
• Hôn nhân (n): Marriage (as an institution or state).
  • Hôn nhân của họ rất bền vững. (Their marriage is very stable.)

Synonyms

• Hôn thú: Marriage (formal, often used in legal or official contexts).
• Vợ chồng: Husband and wife, married couple.

Related Phrases

• Lập gia đình: To start a family (a more modern and common phrase than "thành gia thất").
  • Họ dự định lập gia đình vào năm sau. (They plan to start a family next year.)

Related Idioms

• "Trai có vợ, gái có chồng": Literally "Men have wives, women have husbands." This idiom, originating from classical texts, describes the natural and proper state of adults being married, which is the core concept behind "gia thất."
  • Cứ đến tuổi là mong con cái "trai có vợ, gái có chồng". (Once they come of age, parents hope their children will "find their spouses.")

1. Thành gia thất
2. To get married