thành thân
Definition
- Verb:
- To get married: "Thành thân" means to enter into marriage, to become husband and wife through a formal ceremony or union. This is the primary and most common meaning.
- (Archaic) To become a proper adult: In some classical or literary contexts, it can mean to mature and establish oneself as a respectable person in society.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Hai người đã quyết định thành thân vào mùa xuân. (The two have decided to get married in the spring.)
- Trong xã hội xưa, con trai phải học hành, lập nghiệp mới gọi là thành thân. (In the old society, a man had to study and establish a career to be considered a proper adult.)
Advanced Usage
- "Thành thân lập gia": A classical four-word idiom meaning to get married and establish a family.
- Sau khi tốt nghiệp, anh ấy muốn thành thân lập gia. (After graduation, he wants to get married and start a family.)
Variants and Related Words
- Kết hôn (verb): To marry, to get married. This is the modern, more common synonym.
- Lấy nhau (verb): To marry each other (colloquial).
- Cưới (verb): To marry, to wed (common in everyday speech).
Synonyms
- Kết hôn: To marry.
- Lập gia đình: To start a family (implies marriage).
Related Phrases
- Lễ thành thân: The wedding ceremony.
- Lễ thành thân của họ được tổ chức rất trang trọng. (Their wedding ceremony was held very solemnly.)
Notes on Usage
- Register: "Thành thân" is a formal and somewhat literary term. In modern everyday conversation, "kết hôn," "cưới," or "lấy nhau" are more frequently used.
- Context: When used in its primary sense (to marry), it often appears in written language, formal announcements, or classical literature. The secondary meaning (to become a proper adult) is now very rare and mostly found in older texts.
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to get married
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