hai lần cáo thú
Definition
- Noun:
- Marrying twice: The literal meaning refers to the act of taking a wife for a second time, indicating a man's second marriage.
- Bigamy: In a legal or formal context, it can imply the offense of marrying someone while still legally married to another person.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Ông ấy đã hai lần cáo thú. (He has married twice.)
- Hai lần cáo thú là vi phạm pháp luật ở nhiều quốc gia. (Bigamy is against the law in many countries.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase is formal and archaic, primarily found in historical or legal texts. In modern everyday conversation, simpler terms are used.
Variants and Related Words
Kết hôn hai lần: to marry twice (a more modern, neutral phrase).
- Việc kết hôn hai lần cần được xem xét cẩn thận. (Marrying twice needs careful consideration.)
Tái hôn: to remarry (specifically after divorce or widowhood, not necessarily implying illegality).
- Sau khi ly dị, bà ấy đã tái hôn. (After divorcing, she remarried.)
Synonyms
- Bigamy: the act of entering into a marriage with one person while still legally married to another.
- Remarriage: marrying again.
Related Idioms
- Một vợ một chồng: monogamy (literally "one wife one husband"), representing the opposite social norm.
- Xã hội truyền thống đề cao một vợ một chồng. (Traditional society upholds monogamy.)