Definition

1. Verb:
   • To register a death; to report a death: The official act of notifying the competent authorities (e.g., a local government office) about a person's death to obtain legal certification.
   • To declare something defunct or terminated (figurative): Used metaphorically to announce the end, discontinuation, or obsolescence of a system, tradition, product, or concept.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Gia đình phải đi khai tử cho ông nội tại Ủy ban nhân dân phường. (The family had to register the grandfather's death at the ward People's Committee.)
  • Công ty đã chính thức khai tử dòng sản phẩm cũ này. (The company has officially declared this old product line defunct.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily used in administrative and legal contexts. The figurative usage is common in business, technology, and cultural commentary.

Variants and Related Words

• Giấy khai tử (n): Death certificate; the official document issued after death registration.
  • Họ cần giấy khai tử để giải quyết các thủ tục thừa kế. (They need the death certificate to settle inheritance procedures.)

Synonyms

• Register a death: The core official action.
• Report a death: To inform authorities of a death.
• Declare defunct: To formally announce the end of something (figurative).

Related Idioms

• While not a traditional idiom, the phrase "khai tử cho một ý tưởng" (to declare an idea dead) is a modern figurative extension.
  • Bài báo đó gần như khai tử cho giả thuyết cũ. (That article almost declared the old hypothesis dead.)

verb

1. to notify a death
   • giấy khai tử
     death certificate