vị hôn phu
Definition
- Noun:
- Fiancé: A man to whom a woman is engaged to be married. This is the direct and primary English equivalent for "vị hôn phu."
- Betrothed (male): A formal or literary term for a man who is engaged to be married.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Cô ấy đã giới thiệu vị hôn phu của mình với gia đình. (She introduced her fiancé to her family.)
- Vị hôn phu tặng cô một chiếc nhẫn đính hôn. (Her betrothed gave her an engagement ring.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "vị hôn phu" is considered somewhat formal or literary in modern Vietnamese. In everyday conversation, terms like "chồng sắp cưới" (future husband) or simply "fiancé" (borrowed from English/French) are often used.
- It is used specifically for the male partner in an engagement. The female equivalent is "vị hôn thê."
Variants and Related Words
Vị hôn thê (n): fiancée; a woman to whom a man is engaged to be married.
- Anh ấy rất tự hào về vị hôn thê của mình. (He is very proud of his fiancée.)
Đính hôn (v): to become engaged.
- Họ đã đính hôn vào tháng trước. (They got engaged last month.)
Synonyms
- Fiancé: The most common and direct synonym.
- Betrothed: A more formal or traditional synonym.
- Intended: An old-fashioned term for a person one is engaged to marry.
Notes on Usage
- "Vị hôn phu" is a noun and is not typically used in idiomatic expressions or as part of phrasal verbs.
- The word is constructed from Sino-Vietnamese roots: "vị" (a polite prefix for a person), "hôn" (marriage), and "phu" (husband/man).