Definition

1. Noun:
   • Graveyard, cemetery: A piece of land, often unused or wild, designated for burying the dead.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Khu rừng nhỏ đó từ lâu đã trở thành một bãi tha ma. (That small forest has long become a graveyard.)
  • Họ tìm thấy những ngôi mộ cũ trong bãi tha ma hoang vắng. (They found old graves in the deserted cemetery.)

Advanced Usage

• The term often implies an older, potentially unkempt, or informal burial ground, as opposed to a modern, formally managed cemetery ("nghĩa trang").

Variants and Related Words

• Nghĩa trang (n): Cemetery. This is a more formal and common term for a burial ground.

  • Nghĩa trang thành phố được chăm sóc rất cẩn thận. (The city cemetery is very well-maintained.)

• Mộ địa (n): Burial ground, sepulchral area. A more literary synonym.

  • Mộ địa của dòng họ nằm trên ngọn đồi. (The family burial ground is on the hill.)

Synonyms

• Graveyard: A burial ground, especially one adjoining a church.
• Cemetery: A large burial ground, especially one not in a churchyard.
• Burial ground: An area of land where dead bodies are buried.

Related Idioms

• Ma tha ma: Literally "ghosts of the graveyard," used to describe a desolate, eerie, or abandoned place.

  • Căn nhà bỏ hoang im ắng như ma tha ma. (The abandoned house was as silent as a graveyard.)

• Vắng như tha ma: As deserted/lonely as a graveyard. A simile describing a place with no people or activity.

  • Đường phố lúc nửa đêm vắng như tha ma. (The streets at midnight were as deserted as a graveyard.)

noun

1. graveyard, cemetary