táng
Definition
- Verb:
- To bury (a dead person): The primary meaning of "táng" is to inter or place a deceased person's body into a grave or tomb as part of a funeral rite.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Gia đình táng ông cụ ở nghĩa trang quê nhà. (The family buried the old man in the hometown cemetery.)
- Theo truyền thống, họ sẽ táng người chết sau ba ngày. (According to tradition, they will bury the dead after three days.)
Advanced Usage
- "táng tận mồ": to bury someone (often used figuratively to imply causing someone's utter defeat or ruin).
- Đối thủ muốn táng tận mồ công ty của chúng tôi. (The rival wanted to bury our company completely.)
Variants and Related Words
Chôn táng (v): to bury, to inter (a more formal or compound term for burial).
- Lễ chôn táng được tổ chức trang trọng. (The burial ceremony was held solemnly.)
An táng (v): to bury with ceremony, to inter peacefully.
- Phần an táng sẽ diễn ra vào chiều nay. (The interment will take place this afternoon.)
Synonyms
- Bury: to place a corpse in the ground.
- Inter: to deposit a body in a grave or tomb (more formal).
Related Idioms
- Táng đổ: to cause something to collapse or fail completely (slang, derived from the forceful action of "táng").
- Cú sốc đó gần như táng đổ sự nghiệp của anh ta. (That shock almost buried his career.)