Definition

1. Noun:
   • Graves, tombs: "Mồ mả" refers to the place where a deceased person is buried; a burial site or grave.
   • Ancestral graves: It can also collectively refer to the graves of one's ancestors.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Khu rừng này có nhiều ngôi mồ mả cổ. (This forest has many ancient graves.)
  • Gia đình anh ấy rất coi trọng việc chăm sóc mồ mả tổ tiên. (His family places great importance on tending to their ancestral tombs.)
  • Dời mồ mả đi nơi khác là một việc hệ trọng. (Moving a grave to another place is a significant matter.)

Advanced Usage

• "Mồ yên mả đẹp": A phrase wishing for the peace and beauty of a grave, often used to express the hope that the deceased rests peacefully and that the burial site is well-maintained.
  • Cầu mong cho cụ được mồ yên mả đẹp. (We pray that the elder rests in peace in a well-kept grave.)

Variants and Related Words

• Mộ (n): Grave, tomb. (A more common and general single term for a grave.)
• Mộ phần (n): Grave, burial place. (Emphasizes the plot or site of the grave.)
• Nấm mồ (n): A mound grave. (Literally "mound grave," describing the physical shape.)
• Lăng mộ (n): Mausoleum, tomb. (Often implies a larger, more elaborate structure.)

Synonyms

• Huyệt (n): Burial pit, grave.
• Phần mộ (n): Grave, tomb. (A formal term, similar to "mộ phần".)

Related Phrases

• Thăm mồ mả: To visit graves.
  • Mỗi năm, vào dịp Tết, chúng tôi lại đi thăm mồ mả. (Every year during Tet, we go to visit the graves.)
• Sửa sang mồ mả: To tidy up or repair graves.
  • Công việc sửa sang mồ mả thường được làm trước ngày giỗ. (The work of tidying up the graves is usually done before the death anniversary.)

Related Idioms

• Mồ chôn xác: (Literally: a grave to bury a corpse.) A place of certain death or ruin.
  • Chiến trường ấy đã trở thành mồ chôn xác cho hàng ngàn binh lính. (That battlefield became a grave for thousands of soldiers.)

1. Graves, tombs
   • Dời mồ mả đi nới khác.
     To ove a grave to another place