hôn thư
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Noun:
- Marriage certificate; marriage lines: An official document issued by a competent authority that records and certifies a marriage. It serves as legal proof of the marital union between two individuals.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Hai vợ chồng cất giữ hôn thư cẩn thận. (The couple keeps their marriage certificate carefully.)
- Để làm thủ tục, bạn cần xuất trình hôn thư. (To complete the procedure, you need to present your marriage lines.)
- Hôn thư của ông bà tôi đã cũ vàng theo năm tháng. (My grandparents' marriage certificate has yellowed with age.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "hôn thư" is considered somewhat literary or formal and is less commonly used in everyday modern speech than the more standard term "giấy đăng ký kết hôn" (marriage registration paper). It can carry a classical or ceremonial connotation.
Variants and Related Words
- Giấy đăng ký kết hôn (n): Marriage registration certificate; the standard contemporary term for a marriage certificate.
- Giấy chứng nhận kết hôn (n): Marriage certification; another common synonym.
Synonyms
- Marriage certificate: The primary synonym.
- Marriage lines: A traditional, chiefly British English term.
- Marriage license: (Note: In some legal systems, this refers to the permit to marry, not the post-ceremony certificate, but it can be used contextually.)
Related Idioms
- While there are no direct idioms with "hôn thư", the concept is central to the proverb:
- Thuận vợ thuận chồng, tát biển Đông cũng cạn. (When husband and wife are in harmony, even the Eastern Sea can be bailed dry.) This speaks to marital success, for which the hôn thư is the foundational document.
- (ít dùng) Marriage lines