Definition

1. Verb:
   • To purify / to cleanse: The primary meaning of "tẩy uế" is to remove spiritual, ritual, or moral impurity, making something clean and pure again. It often implies a ceremonial or symbolic act.
   • To disinfect / to sanitize: In a more physical and medical context, "tẩy uế" means to eliminate germs, pathogens, or contaminants from a place or object to prevent disease.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Sau tang lễ, gia đình thực hiện nghi lễ tẩy uế cho ngôi nhà. (After the funeral, the family performed a purification ritual for the house.)
  • Các nhân viên y tế phải tẩy uế toàn bộ khu vực cách ly. (Medical staff must disinfect the entire quarantine area.)

Advanced Usage

• "Lễ tẩy uế": A purification ceremony or rite.

  • Lễ tẩy uế được tiến hành trước khi khánh thành ngôi đền mới. (The purification ceremony was conducted before the inauguration of the new temple.)

• "Chất tẩy uế": A disinfectant; a purifying agent.

  • Hãy sử dụng chất tẩy uế mạnh để lau sàn phòng bệnh. (Use a strong disinfectant to clean the hospital room floor.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tẩy trần (v): To cleanse; to purify (often used in a spiritual or moral context).

  • Anh ấy đi tu để tẩy trần tâm hồn. (He entered the monastery to purify his soul.)

• Khử trùng (v): To sterilize; to disinfect (primarily a scientific/medical term).

  • Dụng cụ phẫu thuật cần được khử trùng tuyệt đối. (Surgical instruments must be completely sterilized.)

Synonyms

• Purify: To make ritually or spiritually clean.
• Cleanse: To make free of something unclean or unwanted.
• Disinfect: To clean something with chemicals to destroy bacteria.
• Sanitize: To make something hygienically clean.

Related Idioms

• Tẩy uế tâm hồn: To cleanse/purify one's soul.
  • Chuyến hành hương là dịp để ông ấy tẩy uế tâm hồn. (The pilgrimage was an opportunity for him to cleanse his soul.)