vị bài
Definition
- Noun:
- Ancestral tablet: A wooden tablet inscribed with the posthumous name and titles of a deceased ancestor, used in traditional Vietnamese ancestor worship and placed on the family altar.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Gia đình thờ cúng tổ tiên trên bàn thờ có đặt các vị bài. (The family worships their ancestors on an altar where the ancestral tablets are placed.)
- Ông ấy cẩn thận lau bụi trên chiếc vị bài cổ. (He carefully dusted the old ancestral tablet.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "vị bài" is a reversed form of the more common compound word "bài vị." Both terms refer to the same object. "Bài vị" is the standard and more frequently used term.
Variants and Related Words
- Bài vị (n): Ancestral tablet. This is the standard and more common term.
- Bài vị của cụ tổ được lưu giữ cẩn thận. (The ancestral tablet of the founding ancestor is carefully preserved.)
Synonyms
- Ancestral tablet
- Memorial tablet (less specific, used in various cultures)
Notes on Usage
- "Vị bài" is a less common, inverted form of the standard term "bài vị." In most contexts, especially for language learners, "bài vị" is the recommended word to use.