Definition

1. Noun:
   • A family busy with funeral arrangements; a bereaved family: "nhà đám" refers to a household that is currently occupied with organizing and conducting funeral rites and ceremonies for a deceased member.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Mọi người đến chia buồn và phúng viếng tại nhà đám. (People came to offer condolences and pay their respects at the bereaved family's home.)
  • Nhà đám đang rất bận rộn với các thủ tục tang lễ. (The bereaved family is very busy with the funeral procedures.)

Advanced Usage

• "tang gia" or "gia đình có tang": These are more formal or general terms for a family in mourning. "Nhà đám" specifically highlights the active, busy state of conducting the funeral.
  • Cả khu phố biết tin nhà đám và đến giúp đỡ. (The whole neighborhood learned about the bereaved family and came to help.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đám tang (n): The funeral ceremony or procession itself.
  • Đám tang sẽ được cử hành vào sáng mai. (The funeral will be held tomorrow morning.)
• Nhà có tang (n): A family in mourning (a more general term).
  • Chúng tôi xin chia buồn cùng nhà có tang. (We would like to express our condolences to the family in mourning.)

Synonyms

• Gia đình chịu tang: A family observing mourning rites.
• Tang quyến: (Literary) The bereaved relatives.

Notes on Meaning

• The word "nhà đám" is specifically used in the context of a death and the immediate, active period of funeral organization. It is not used for other types of ceremonies or parties. The focus is on the household as the central location and organizing body for the funeral events.

1. Family busy with a bursial, bereaved family