Definition

1. Noun:
   • Bride price demand / Dowry demand: In traditional Vietnamese marriage customs, this refers to the specific list of gifts, money, or goods that the bride's family formally requests from the groom's family as a condition for the marriage.
   • Marriage settlement demand: It signifies the material or financial requirements set by the bride's side during wedding negotiations.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Nhà gái đưa ra thách cưới khá cao. (The bride's family presented a quite high bride price demand.)
  • Thách cưới ngày xưa thường có trầu cau, rượu, và vải. (In the old days, the dowry demand often included betel nuts, areca, alcohol, and fabric.)
  • Hai gia đình đang thương lượng về khoản thách cưới. (The two families are negotiating the marriage settlement demand.)

Advanced Usage

• The practice of is often viewed as a traditional, and sometimes controversial, aspect of weddings. In modern contexts, it may be simplified or symbolic rather than a serious financial demand.
• The verb form related to this concept is (to challenge, to set a demand). is the noun form referring to the demand itself.

Variants and Related Words

• Sính lễ (n): Betrothal gifts; the ceremonial gifts presented by the groom's family to the bride's family, which may be part of or in response to the .
• Lễ vật (n): Ritual offerings; the specific items included in the wedding ceremonies.

Synonyms

• Dowry demand (Note: In precise anthropological terms, "dowry" is often wealth from the bride's family to the groom. is closer to "bride price" or "bridewealth" demanded from the groom's side.)
• Marriage requisition
• Bride price request

Related Cultural Concepts

• Đám hỏi / Lễ ăn hỏi: The betrothal ceremony where the is typically presented and the are formally offered.
• Nạp tài: The act of presenting the betrothal gifts (money and goods) from the groom's family to the bride's family.