Definition

Noun: - Mausoleums, royal tombs: A compound noun referring specifically to the tombs, burial complexes, and associated architectural structures built for kings, emperors, and royalty.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Các lăng tẩm của triều Nguyễn ở Huế rất nổi tiếng. (The Nguyen dynasty's royal tombs in Hue are very famous.)
  • Du khách thường tham quan các lăng tẩm cổ ở cố đô. (Tourists often visit the ancient mausoleums in the old capital.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "lăng tẩm" carries a formal and historical weight, used almost exclusively for imperial or royal burial sites, not for ordinary graves. It implies a grand, architecturally significant complex.

Variants and Related Words

• Lăng (n): tomb, mausoleum. This is a shorter, more common form that can sometimes be used interchangeably with "lăng tẩm," though "lăng tẩm" emphasizes the full ceremonial complex.
  • lăng của vua Khải Định (the tomb of Emperor Khai Dinh)
• Lăng mộ (n): tomb, sepulcher. A general term for a tomb structure.

Synonyms

• Royal tomb: The tomb of a king or emperor.
• Mausoleum: A large, stately tomb or building housing tombs.
• Burial complex: A group of structures related to interment.

Related Cultural Concepts

• Hoàng thành (Imperial City): Often connected to areas containing lăng tẩm.
• Điện thờ (worship hall): A temple or hall for rituals, commonly found within a lăng tẩm complex.

noun

1. mausoleums, royal tombs