nhà đòn

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Funeral service provider / undertaker's establishment: A traditional establishment or business that manages and provides all services for a funeral, including the preparation of the body, the supply of coffins, funeral processions, and burial or cremation arrangements.
   • Coffin maker's workshop: Historically, it can refer specifically to a workshop that builds coffins and the associated funeral paraphernalia.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Gia đình đã liên hệ với nhà đòn để lo tang lễ cho ông nội. (The family contacted the funeral service to arrange the grandfather's funeral.)
  • Chiếc quan tài được làm từ nhà đòn nổi tiếng trong làng. (The coffin was made by the famous undertaker's workshop in the village.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "nhà đòn" carries a traditional and somewhat formal connotation, often associated with established, family-run funeral service businesses that follow customary rites.

Variants and Related Words

• Dịch vụ tang lễ (n): Funeral service. A more modern and general term.
• Công ty mai táng (n): Funeral company. A contemporary business term.

Synonyms

• Undertaker: A person or company that prepares the dead for burial and manages funerals.
• Funeral home / Funeral parlor: An establishment where the deceased are prepared for burial or cremation and where viewings are held.
• Mortuary: A place where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation; can also refer to funeral services.

Related Idioms

• Lo như nhà đòn: To be as busy as a funeral home. This idiom describes a state of being extremely busy or chaotic.
  • Mùa này họ lo như nhà đòn. (This season they are as busy as a funeral home.)