Definition

1. 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.)

noun

1. funeral, burial rites