Definition

1. Verb:
   • To perform a ceremony, especially a religious one: This verb describes the act of conducting or officiating at a formal ritual or ceremony. It often implies a solemn, prescribed procedure.
   • To celebrate (a rite): It can mean to observe or carry out a specific religious or traditional rite.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Các tu sĩ đang hành lễ trong chùa. (The monks are performing the ceremony in the temple.)
  • Ông ấy sẽ hành lễ cưới cho đôi trẻ. (He will officiate the wedding ceremony for the young couple.)
  • Lễ hội được hành lễ vào mỗi mùa xuân. (The festival's rites are celebrated every spring.)

Advanced Usage

• "hành lễ tế thần": to perform a ceremony to worship the gods.
  • Người dân trong làng hành lễ tế thần để cầu mưa. (The villagers performed a ceremony to worship the gods to pray for rain.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lễ (n): ceremony, rite. This is the noun form referring to the ceremony itself.
  • buổi lễ (the ceremony)
• Lễ nghi (n): rites and rituals, ceremonial etiquette.
• Cử hành (v): to hold, to conduct (a ceremony). A close synonym often used in more formal or administrative contexts.
  • cử hành hôn lễ (to hold a wedding ceremony)

Synonyms

• Cử hành: to conduct, to hold (a ceremony).
• Tiến hành nghi lễ: to proceed with the ritual.
• Làm lễ: to do/perform the ceremony (a more colloquial synonym).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

Note: As a verb, "hành lễ" is typically used as a single unit. Related phrases often involve the noun "lễ". - Dự lễ: to attend a ceremony. - Chúng tôi đến để dự lễ. (We came to attend the ceremony.) - Tham dự buổi lễ: to participate in the ceremony.

Related Idioms

• "Trọng lễ, khinh người": To value the ceremony/ritual more than the people. It criticizes placing excessive importance on formalities over human relationships.
  • Đừng nên trọng lễ, khinh người. (One should not value ritual over people.)

1. Celebrate (head) a [religious] ceremony