Definition

Verb (formal, literary): - To marry, to wed, to join in matrimony: Refers to the formal union of two people as spouses. It emphasizes the act of forming a marital bond. - To become husband and wife: Describes the process or event of two individuals entering into marriage.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Họ kết duyên sau mười năm quen biết. (They married after ten years of knowing each other.)
  • Nguyện ước của cô ấy là được kết duyên với người mình yêu. (Her wish is to wed the person she loves.)
  • Hai gia đình vui mừng khi con cái họ kết duyên. (The two families were happy when their children became husband and wife.)

Advanced Usage

• "kết duyên Châu Trần": This is a classical idiom alluding to a perfect, harmonious, and happy marriage. It originates from the names of two ancient Chinese clans (Châu and Trần) known for their close, intermarrying relationship.
  • Mong rằng hai bạn trẻ sẽ kết duyên Châu Trần. (I hope the two young people will have a perfectly happy marriage.)

Variants and Related Words

• Kết hôn (v): to get married. This is the standard, more commonly used term in modern Vietnamese.

  • Họ sẽ kết hôn vào tháng tới. (They will get married next month.)

• Thành hôn (v): to wed, to complete the marriage ceremony. A formal, traditional term.

  • Lễ thành hôn được tổ chức tại nhà thờ. (The wedding ceremony was held at the church.)

Synonyms

• To marry: To enter into a legal or formal marriage.
• To wed: To take as a spouse in marriage.
• To unite in marriage: To bring together in matrimony.

Related Idioms

• Kết tóc se duyên: Literally "to tie hair and connect fate," a poetic expression meaning to marry.

  • Họ kết tóc se duyên dưới sự chứng kiến của gia đình. (They tied the knot under the witness of their families.)

• Lương duyên tiền định: "A good marriage is predestined," meaning a marriage is fated or made in heaven.

  • Cuộc gặp gỡ của họ quả là lương duyên tiền định. (Their meeting was truly a match made in heaven.)

verb

1. to join in wedlock