hứa hôn
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Definition
Verb: - To engage, to betroth: To formally promise to marry someone or to formally promise that someone will marry a specific person. It refers to the act of making a marriage pledge or arrangement, often between families.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Hai gia đình đã hứa hôn cho con cái của họ từ khi chúng còn nhỏ. (The two families betrothed their children when they were young.)
- Anh ấy đã hứa hôn với cô ấy dưới gốc cây cổ thụ. (He became engaged to her under the old tree.)
- Theo truyền thống, cha mẹ có thể hứa hôn con gái mình. (Traditionally, parents could promise their daughter in marriage.)
Advanced Usage
- "Đã hứa hôn": To be engaged/betrothed (a state resulting from the action).
- Cô ấy đã hứa hôn nên không thể nhận lời người khác. (She is already betrothed, so she cannot accept another's proposal.)
Variants and Related Words
- Sự hứa hôn (noun): The engagement, the betrothal.
- Lễ sự hứa hôn diễn ra rất trang trọng. (The betrothal ceremony was very solemn.)
- Lời hứa hôn (noun phrase): The promise of marriage, the engagement pledge.
- Anh ta đã vi phạm lời hứa hôn. (He broke the engagement promise.)
Synonyms
- Hẹn ước: To pledge, to promise (often in a romantic context).
- Đính hôn: To become engaged (a more modern and commonly used synonym for the state of engagement).
Related Phrases
- Hứa hẹn: To promise (a more general term for making a promise, not specifically about marriage).
- Anh ấy hứa hẹn sẽ trở lại. (He promised to return.)