Definition

1. Verb:
   • To bury (a dead person): The primary meaning of "táng" is to inter or place a deceased person's body into a grave or tomb as part of a funeral rite.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Gia đình táng ông cụ ở nghĩa trang quê nhà. (The family buried the old man in the hometown cemetery.)
  • Theo truyền thống, họ sẽ táng người chết sau ba ngày. (According to tradition, they will bury the dead after three days.)

Advanced Usage

• "táng tận mồ": to bury someone (often used figuratively to imply causing someone's utter defeat or ruin).
  • Đối thủ muốn táng tận mồ công ty của chúng tôi. (The rival wanted to bury our company completely.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chôn táng (v): to bury, to inter (a more formal or compound term for burial).

  • Lễ chôn táng được tổ chức trang trọng. (The burial ceremony was held solemnly.)

• An táng (v): to bury with ceremony, to inter peacefully.

  • Phần an táng sẽ diễn ra vào chiều nay. (The interment will take place this afternoon.)

Synonyms

• Bury: to place a corpse in the ground.
• Inter: to deposit a body in a grave or tomb (more formal).

Related Idioms

• Táng đổ: to cause something to collapse or fail completely (slang, derived from the forceful action of "táng").
  • Cú sốc đó gần như táng đổ sự nghiệp của anh ta. (That shock almost buried his career.)