Definition

1. Verb:
   • To lay out, to lay (a corpse) in a coffin: The act of placing a deceased person's body into a coffin, typically as part of traditional funeral rites.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Sau lễ phát tang, gia đình sẽ tiến hành nhập quan cho người quá cố. (After the funeral announcement ceremony, the family will proceed to lay the deceased in the coffin.)
  • Theo phong tục, việc nhập quan phải được thực hiện trước khi mặt trời lặn. (According to custom, the act of laying in the coffin must be performed before sunset.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is specific to formal and traditional contexts, particularly in describing Vietnamese or East Asian funeral customs. It is a solemn ritual step.

Variants and Related Words

• Liệm: A near-synonym meaning to shroud or prepare a corpse, often used in a broader sense that can include the act of placing in the coffin.
• Khâm liệm: The complete process of preparing and enshrouding the body.
• Quan tài: (Noun) Coffin; the object into which the body is placed during "nhập quan".

Synonyms

• Đặt vào quan tài: To place into the coffin.
• Nhập hòm: A more colloquial term with the same meaning (hòm = coffin).

Notes on Meaning

• "Nhập quan" refers specifically to the physical act of transferring the body into the coffin. It is a key procedure in traditional funeral practices and carries significant cultural and ritual weight. It is not used in metaphorical contexts.

1. Lay out, lay (a corpse) in a coffin