hiếu hỉ
Definition
- Noun:
- Wedding and funeral ceremonies: Refers to the two major ceremonial events in traditional Vietnamese life - weddings (hỉ) and funerals (hiếu). It represents the important social obligations and rituals surrounding these occasions.
- Social obligations and ceremonies: More broadly, it can refer to the various social duties, ceremonies, and engagements one must attend or participate in.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Anh ấy bận rộn với đủ thứ hiếu hỉ trong tháng này. (He is busy with all sorts of weddings and funerals this month.)
- Tiền lương ít ỏi mà chi phí cho hiếu hỉ lại nhiều. (The salary is meager but the expenses for ceremonial obligations are high.)
Advanced Usage
"việc hiếu hỉ": The matter/affairs of weddings and funerals; ceremonial duties.
- Ông ấy luôn chu đáo trong mọi việc hiếu hỉ. (He is always thoughtful in all matters of weddings and funerals.)
"chuyện hiếu hỉ": Stories or matters related to these ceremonies.
- Cả làng đang bàn tán về chuyện hiếu hỉ của gia đình họ. (The whole village is talking about the wedding/funeral matter of their family.)
Variants and Related Words
- Hiếu (n): Filial piety; specifically refers to mourning and funeral rites.
- Hỉ (n): Joy; specifically refers to happy occasions like weddings.
- Hiếu sự (n): Funeral affairs.
- Hỉ sự (n): Wedding/happy event affairs.
Synonyms
- Tang lễ & hôn lễ: Funerals and weddings (more formal/literal).
- Việc họ hàng: Family/clan affairs (broader, can include these events).
- Trọng sự: Important events/affairs.
Related Phrases
- Điều hiếu hỉ: The matters of hiếu hỉ.
- Mọi người trong họ đều phải tham gia các điều hiếu hỉ. (Everyone in the clan must participate in the matters of weddings and funerals.)
Related Idioms
"Trọng việc hiếu hỉ": To prioritize/attach importance to ceremonial obligations.
- Người Việt xưa nay vẫn trọng việc hiếu hỉ. (Vietnamese people have always attached great importance to ceremonial obligations.)
"Tốn kém vì hiếu hỉ": To incur expenses because of ceremonial obligations.
- Nhiều gia đình phải vay mượn vì tốn kém vì hiếu hỉ. (Many families have to borrow money due to expenses from ceremonial obligations.)