hỉ tín
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Definition
- 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].)
- (từ cũ; nghĩa cũ) happy news