Definition

1. Verb:
   • To hymn / To sing praises: The primary meaning of "tụng ca" is to formally praise or glorify someone or something, often in a lyrical, poetic, or solemn manner, similar to singing a hymn.
   • To eulogize / To extol: It means to speak or write in high praise, often of a person's virtues or achievements, with a tone of admiration and celebration.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Bài thơ này tụng ca tình yêu quê hương. (This poem hymns the love for the homeland.)
  • Cả dân tộc tụng ca những anh hùng đã hy sinh. (The whole nation eulogizes the heroes who sacrificed themselves.)
  • Họ tụng ca vẻ đẹp của thiên nhiên. (They extol the beauty of nature.)

Advanced Usage

• "tụng ca công đức": to praise virtues and merits.
  • Lễ cúng tổ tiên thường tụng ca công đức của các cụ. (The ancestor worship ceremony often praises the virtues and merits of the forebears.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ca tụng (v): to praise, to glorify. This is a more common synonym with the same meaning and usage.
  • Mọi người đều ca tụng lòng dũng cảm của cô. (Everyone praised her courage.)

Synonyms

• To praise: to express warm approval or admiration.
• To glorify: to describe or represent as admirable, especially unjustifiably.
• To celebrate: to acknowledge a significant event with a social gathering or enjoyable activity, often involving praise.
• To laud: to praise highly, especially in a public context.

Related Idioms

• Tụng ca chiến công: to glorify feats of arms/military victories.
  • Các sử thi thường tụng ca chiến công của các vị vua. (Epics often glorify the military victories of kings.)