tang lễ
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Definition
- Noun:
- Funeral, burial rites: "Tang lễ" refers to the formal ceremonies and rituals performed to honor and bury a deceased person. It encompasses the entire process of saying farewell.
Usage
- "Tang lễ" is a formal and respectful term used to describe the collective events surrounding a burial. It is often used in official announcements, news reports, and formal conversations.
- It is a compound noun, but it is treated as a single lexical unit meaning "funeral."
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Tang lễ của ông ấy sẽ được cử hành vào sáng thứ Bảy. (His funeral will be held on Saturday morning.)
- Gia đình đang chuẩn bị tang lễ cho người quá cố. (The family is preparing the burial rites for the deceased.)
- Tang lễ được tổ chức một cách trang trọng và đầy xúc động. (The funeral was conducted in a solemn and emotional manner.)
Advanced Usage
- "Cử hành tang lễ": to hold/conduct a funeral.
- Thành phố sẽ cử hành tang lễ cho các liệt sĩ. (The city will hold a funeral for the martyrs.)
- "Lễ tang": This is a synonym and variant with the same meaning, often used interchangeably with "tang lễ."
- Lễ tang diễn ra tại nhà tang lễ thành phố. (The funeral took place at the city funeral home.)
Variants and Related Words
- Lễ tang (n): Funeral, burial service. A direct synonym.
- Đám tang (n): Funeral (often referring more specifically to the funeral procession or gathering). This is a common colloquial term.
- Tang ma (n): Mourning and funeral affairs (a broader term covering the period of mourning).
- Hỏa táng (n): Cremation (a specific type of funeral rite).
- An táng (v): To bury, to inter.
Synonyms
- Đám ma: Funeral (common, slightly less formal than "tang lễ").
- Lễ mai táng: Burial ceremony.
Related Phrases
- Phúng viếng tang lễ: To pay respects at a funeral.
- Hàng trăm người đã đến phúng viếng tang lễ. (Hundreds of people came to pay their respects at the funeral.)
- Nhà tang lễ: Funeral home.
- Mọi người tụ tập tại nhà tang lễ. (Everyone gathered at the funeral home.)
Related Idioms
- "Tang gia bối rối": (The mourning family is in confusion). An idiom describing a state of disorder and grief in a household after a death.
- Sau khi cụ ông mất, cả nhà rơi vào cảnh tang gia bối rối. (After the old man passed away, the whole family was in the confused state of mourning.)