Definition

1. Noun:
   • Bridegroom's family: Refers to the family of the male partner (the groom) in the context of a traditional Vietnamese wedding.
   • Groom's side (of guests): Refers collectively to the relatives and guests attending the wedding on behalf of the groom's family.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Nhà trai đã đến nhà gái để xin dâu. (The bridegroom's family went to the bride's family to ask for her hand in marriage.)
  • Trong đám cưới, bàn dành cho nhà trai được bày trí rất đẹp. (At the wedding, the table for the groom's side was decorated beautifully.)
  • Lễ vật do nhà trai mang đến rất chu đáo. (The gifts brought by the groom's family were very thoughtful.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is used in contrast with "nhà gái" (bride's family/bride's side). Together, they denote the two primary parties in traditional Vietnamese matrimonial ceremonies and negotiations.
• It specifically highlights the patriarchal tradition where the groom's family actively visits, proposes, and presents gifts to the bride's family.

Variants and Related Words

• Nhà gái (n): Bride's family; the bride's side of guests.
• Chú rể (n): The groom.
• Lễ ăn hỏi (n): The betrothal ceremony, often involving the formal visit of "nhà trai" to "nhà gái".

Synonyms

• Groom's family: The immediate family of the man getting married.
• Groom's party: The group of people attending the wedding with the groom.

Related Cultural Concepts

• Đám cưới (n): Wedding. The ceremony where "nhà trai" and "nhà gái" are formally united.
• Lễ vu quy (n): The ceremony where the bride leaves her family to join the groom's family, emphasizing the role of "nhà trai" as the receiving party.
• Lễ thành hôn (n): The main wedding ceremony.

1. bridegroom's family
2. Bridegroom's [family] guest