người tang
Definition
- Noun:
- A person in mourning attire: An individual who is wearing funeral or mourning clothes, typically a family member or close associate of the deceased, signifying they are in a period of bereavement.
- A mourner: Specifically refers to a person who is participating in funeral rites and is clad in the traditional garments of mourning.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Những người tang đứng im lặng bên quan tài. (The mourners stood silently beside the coffin.)
- Các người tang mặc áo trắng hoặc áo đen theo phong tục. (The people in mourning wear white or black clothes according to custom.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in formal or descriptive contexts related to funeral ceremonies and rituals. It highlights the individual's role and appearance within the specific cultural context of a funeral.
Variants and Related Words
Tang chủ (n): The chief mourner, usually the immediate family member who hosts the funeral.
- Tang chủ đang đón tiếp khách đến viếng. (The chief mourner is receiving visiting guests.)
Tang lễ (n): Funeral ceremony.
- Tang lễ được tổ chức trang trọng. (The funeral ceremony was held solemnly.)
Đồ tang (n): Mourning garments or funeral attire.
- Họ mặc đồ tang trong suốt lễ tang. (They wore mourning attire throughout the funeral service.)
Synonyms
- Mourner: A person who attends a funeral, especially a relative or friend of the deceased.
- Bereaved person: An individual who has suffered the loss of a loved one.
Related Idioms
- While "người tang" itself is not typically part of a common idiom, it is a key term within the context of phrases related to funeral customs and expressions of grief.