phủng

Ông ấy phủng một mâm trầu cau đến lễ tang.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To contribute funeral offerings: The primary meaning of "phủng" is to bring ritual gifts or offerings to participate in funeral rites and ceremonies.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Họ hàng và bạn bè đều phủng lễ đến đám tang. (Relatives and friends all contributed funeral offerings to the ceremony.)
  • Theo phong tục, chúng tôi phủng một mâm trầu cau. (According to custom, we contributed a tray of betel and areca.)

Advanced Usage

• The verb "phủng" is highly specific to traditional Vietnamese funeral customs. It implies a formal, respectful act of bringing prescribed items (like food, incense, money, or ceremonial objects) to the bereaved family as part of the mourning ritual.

Variants and Related Words

• Phúng điếu (v): to condole; to attend a funeral and present offerings. This is a more common and general synonym in modern usage.
  • Đoàn đại biểu đến phúng điếu và chia buồn. (The delegation came to offer condolences and express sympathy.)

Synonyms

• Contribute (funeral offerings): to present gifts for a funeral rite.
• Offer (at a funeral): to present something ceremonially.

Notes on Usage

• "Phủng" is a formal and somewhat archaic term. In contemporary Vietnamese, "phúng điếu" or "đi viếng đám tang" (to attend a funeral) are more frequently used.
• The word is almost exclusively used in the context of death and traditional rituals.