tái giá
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Definition
- Verb:
- To remarry (specifically of a widow): The primary meaning refers to a widow marrying a new husband.
- To transplant rice seedlings again: An agricultural term meaning to replant rice seedlings after the first planting has failed.
Usage Examples
Verb (To remarry):
- Sau nhiều năm ở vậy, bà ấy quyết định tái giá. (After many years of widowhood, she decided to remarry.)
- Theo quan niệm xưa, một người phụ nữ tái giá có thể bị xã hội xem thường. (According to old beliefs, a woman who remarried could be looked down upon by society.)
Verb (To transplant rice again):
- Vụ lúa này bị sâu phá hoại nặng, chúng tôi phải tái giá toàn bộ. (This rice crop was heavily damaged by pests, we had to replant the entire field.)
- Công việc tái giá đòi hỏi rất nhiều công sức. (The work of replanting rice requires a lot of effort.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "tái giá" carries historical and cultural weight. Its most common usage pertains to a widow's remarriage, which was a significant and often scrutinized social event in traditional Vietnamese society.
- In modern, neutral contexts, the phrase "kết hôn lần nữa" (to marry again) is often preferred over "tái giá" to describe remarriage without the specific connotation of widowhood.
Variants and Related Words
- Đi bước nữa (idiomatic verb phrase): A common, slightly euphemistic way to say "to remarry" (for a woman). It literally means "to take another step."
- Chị ấy đã đi bước nữa và hiện rất hạnh phúc. (She has remarried and is now very happy.)
- Lấy chồng mới (verb phrase): To take a new husband.
- Bà ấy không có ý định lấy chồng mới. (She has no intention of taking a new husband.)
Synonyms
- Tái hôn (verb): To remarry. This is a more formal, general, and modern term that can apply to any divorced or widowed person remarrying.
- Sau khi ly dị, ông ta đã tái hôn. (After divorcing, he remarried.)
Notes on Meaning
- The primary and most culturally specific meaning of "tái giá" is the remarriage of a widow. Its application to a divorced woman remarrying is less traditional.
- The agricultural meaning, while valid, is technical and less common in everyday language compared to the social meaning.