Definition

1. Noun:

   • Anniversary of a death: "Kỵ" refers to the annual ceremony or commemoration held on the date of an ancestor's death.
   • Great-great-grandfather; great-great-grandmother: "Kỵ" is a kinship term for a great-great-grandparent.

2. Verb:

   • To fear; to be afraid; to be averse to: "Kỵ" means to be afraid of something or to consider something taboo or inauspicious.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Anniversary):

  • Gia đình tôi chuẩn bị làm giỗ ông nội vào ngày kỵ. (My family is preparing the death anniversary ceremony for my grandfather on the death anniversary day.)
  • Ngày kỵ của cụ là vào tháng Ba. (The death anniversary of our ancestor is in March.)

• Noun (Ancestor):

  • Đây là bức ảnh của cụ kỵ tôi. (This is a photo of my great-great-grandfather.)
  • Gia phả ghi lại tên của các vị kỵ. (The family tree records the names of the great-great-grandparents.)

• Verb (To fear/be averse):

  • Người bệnh này kỵ gió. (This patient must avoid wind / is averse to wind.)
  • Theo quan niệm dân gian, một số người kỵ con số 13. (According to folk belief, some people consider the number 13 unlucky.)

Advanced Usage

• "kiêng kỵ": This is a common compound meaning to abstain from or avoid something due to taboo, superstition, or health reasons.

  • Bà tôi rất kiêng kỵ trong ăn uống. (My grandmother is very strict about dietary taboos.)

• "phạm kỵ": To violate a taboo.

  • Anh ta đã phạm kỵ khi nói điều đó. (He violated a taboo by saying that.)

Variants and Related Words

• Kị: This is a common alternate spelling for the verb meaning "to fear/be averse to" and is used in many compound words. (Note: "Kỵ" and "kị" are often used interchangeably for the verb sense.)
• Kỵ binh (noun): Cavalry (soldiers on horseback). This is a distinct compound word.
• Kỵ gió (verb phrase): To be averse to wind (often for health reasons).

Synonyms

• Sợ (verb): To fear, to be scared. (More general than "kỵ").
• Kiêng (verb): To abstain from, to avoid. (Often used together with "kỵ" as "kiêng kỵ").
• Cụ kỵ (noun): Great-great-grandparent. (A more specific form).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Kỵ nhau (verb phrase): To be incompatible; for two things to clash or be mutually harmful.
  • Hai món này kỵ nhau, không nên ăn chung. (These two foods are incompatible and should not be eaten together.)

Related Idioms

• "Kỵ hổ không kỵ thú": Literally "fear the tiger, not the beast." This idiom means to fear a powerful enemy but not ordinary dangers, or to have misplaced fears.
• "Có kiêng có lành": A common proverb meaning "Abstinence brings wellness" or "Better safe than sorry," closely related to the concept of "kiêng kỵ."

noun

1. anniversary of death

verb

1. to fear; to be afraid

noun

1. great-great-grandfather; great-great grandmother