hôn nhật
Definition
- Noun:
- Wedding anniversary: The yearly recurrence of the date of a marriage; the day commemorating a wedding.
Usage Examples
- (Today is my grandparents' wedding anniversary.)
- (We are having a small dinner for our tenth wedding anniversary.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "hôn nhật" is considered literary and somewhat formal or old-fashioned in modern Vietnamese. In everyday conversation, phrases like "ngày kỷ niệm đám cưới" or simply "kỷ niệm ngày cưới" are more commonly used.
- Mừng hôn nhật 50 năm của hai cụ! (Celebrating the 50th wedding anniversary of the elderly couple!) – This usage carries a respectful, formal tone.
Variants and Related Words
- Kỷ niệm ngày cưới (n): Wedding anniversary (more common contemporary phrase).
- Bạn làm gì cho kỷ niệm ngày cưới năm nay? (What are you doing for your wedding anniversary this year?)
Synonyms
- Wedding anniversary: The most direct equivalent.
- Marriage anniversary: A formal synonym.
Notes on Usage
- "Hôn nhật" is a Sino-Vietnamese compound word (婚日), where "hôn" (婚) means "marriage/wedding" and "nhật" (日) means "day." Its usage is similar to how "nuptials" is a formal word for "wedding" in English.