Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Deceased, departed, late: Used to describe a person who has died. This term carries a respectful and formal tone, often used in obituaries, formal announcements, or when speaking respectfully of the dead.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Chúng tôi thành kính tưởng nhớ người cha quá cố. (We respectfully remember our late father.)
  • Công ty gửi lời chia buồn đến gia đình ông chủ tịch quá cố. (The company sends condolences to the family of the deceased chairman.)
  • Bà tôi quá cố đã để lại nhiều kỷ niệm đẹp. (My late grandmother left behind many beautiful memories.)

Advanced Usage

• "Đã quá cố": Has passed away. This phrase is commonly used to state the fact of someone's death respectfully.

  • Nhà văn nổi tiếng đó đã quá cố được mười năm. (That famous writer has been deceased for ten years.)

• Used in formal titles or references: Often precedes the person's name or title in written contexts like news articles or official documents.

  • Cố Tổng thống (The late President)
  • Nhạc sĩ quá cố Trịnh Công Sơn (The late musician Trinh Cong Son)

Variants and Related Words

• Cố (adj): A shorter, slightly more literary or formal variant also meaning "deceased" or "late." It is often used as a prefix.

  • cố nhân (a departed friend/old acquaintance)
  • cố ngoại (late maternal grandmother)

• Đã mất (phrase): A common, direct phrase meaning "has died" or "has passed away." It is less formal than "quá cố."

• Qua đời (verb phrase): To pass away. This is a verb phrase describing the action of dying, while "quá cố" is an adjective describing the state.

Synonyms

• Đã khuất: Has departed (a poetic/literary synonym).
• Đã từ trần: Has passed away (a formal and respectful synonym, often used in announcements).

Related Phrases

• Người quá cố (noun phrase): The deceased person.

  • Lễ viếng người quá cố sẽ được tổ chức vào thứ Bảy. (The visitation for the deceased will be held on Saturday.)

• Tưởng niệm người quá cố: To commemorate the deceased.

  • Buổi lễ tưởng niệm người quá cố rất trang nghiêm. (The ceremony to commemorate the deceased was very solemn.)

Related Idioms

• "Đất khách quê người" is sometimes mentioned in contexts of mourning or remembering the deceased who died far from home, though it is not directly an idiom containing "quá cố." The term "quá cố" itself is used in formal, respectful contexts concerning death and remembrance.

adj

1. depart; deceased