Definition

1. Noun (archaic, literary):
   • Happy news, joyful news, glad tidings: Specifically refers to news of a happy event, traditionally most often news of an engagement or marriage.

Usage

• This is a literary and somewhat archaic term, primarily found in classical literature, historical texts, or formal/poetic contexts. It is not used in everyday modern conversation.
• It functions as a noun and is used to announce or refer to a specific piece of joyful information.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Gia đình nhận được hỉ tín về hôn sự của con gái. (The family received happy news about their daughter's marriage.)
  • Trong thư, ông ấy báo hỉ tín: vợ ông vừa sinh một bé trai. (In the letter, he announced the joyful news: his wife had just given birth to a baby boy.)

Advanced Usage / Nuances

• The term carries a formal and celebratory tone. While its core meaning is "happy news," its traditional and strongest association is with marriage announcements.
• It is often used in fixed, formal expressions related to congratulating someone on such news.

Variants and Related Words

• Hỉ (喜): This character/root means "joy," "happiness," or "to like." It appears in other compound words related to happy occasions.
  • Hỉ sự (喜事): A happy event, a wedding.
  • Song hỉ (雙喜): Double happiness (a common symbol for marriage).
• Tín (信): This character/root means "news," "message," or "letter."

Synonyms

• Tin vui: (Modern, common) Good news, happy news. This is the standard modern equivalent.
• Tin mừng: (Modern, common) Glad tidings, joyful news. Often has a slightly more formal or emotional weight than .
• Tin lành: (Modern, slightly literary) Good news. Can also have a religious connotation ("the Gospel").

Related Idioms / Fixed Expressions

• Báo hỉ: To announce happy news (especially of a marriage).
  • Gia đình chúng tôi xin trân trọng báo hỉ. (Our family respectfully announces the happy news [of a marriage].)
• Chúc mừng hỉ tín: To congratulate someone on happy news.
  • Tôi xin chúc mừng hỉ tín của hai gia đình. (I would like to congratulate the two families on their happy news [of the marriage].)

1. (từ cũ; nghĩa cũ) happy news