Definition

1. Noun:
   • A happy occasion, a joyous event: "Hỉ sự" refers to a happy event, especially one that is celebrated, such as a wedding or an engagement.
   • A wedding: Specifically, "hỉ sự" often means a wedding ceremony or marriage celebration.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Gia đình họ đang chuẩn bị cho một hỉ sự lớn. (Their family is preparing for a big happy occasion / wedding.)
  • Trong tháng này, làng xóm có tới ba hỉ sự. (This month, the village has three weddings / joyous events.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "hỉ sự" is considered somewhat formal and is often used in written language or formal announcements (e.g., on wedding invitations). In modern everyday spoken Vietnamese, words like "đám cưới" (wedding) or "việc vui" (happy matter) are more common.
• It is frequently seen in the fixed phrase "tin hỉ sự" (happy news, often meaning news of an engagement or wedding).

Variants and Related Words

• Hỉ (n): Joy, happiness. Often used in compound words related to celebrations (e.g., "hỉ lâm" - wedding ceremony).
• Đám cưới (n): The most common and direct word for "wedding".
• Hôn lễ (n): A more formal/literary term for wedding ceremony.

Synonyms

• Việc vui: A happy event/matter.
• Đám cưới: Wedding.
• Lễ cưới: Wedding ceremony.

Related Idioms/Phrases

• "Phát hỉ": To distribute wedding favors (like betel and areca) to share the joy; to announce happy news.
  • Nhà gái đã phát hỉ cho hàng xóm. (The bride's family distributed wedding favors to the neighbors.)
• "Tin hỉ sự": Happy news (specifically about a wedding or engagement).
  • Chúng tôi vừa nhận được tin hỉ sự của cô ấy. (We just received her happy news / wedding announcement.)

1. Happy occasion; wedding