xe đòn

Một chiếc xe đòn đang di chuyển chậm rãi trên con đường.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A bier; a hand-carried funeral bier: A simple, often rectangular, wooden frame or litter used to carry a coffin or the body of the deceased, traditionally borne on the shoulders of pallbearers.
   • A hearse (archaic or traditional context): While modern hearses are motor vehicles, "xe đòn" historically refers to the traditional, non-motorized conveyance for the dead.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tang lễ truyền thống thường sử dụng xe đòn. (Traditional funerals often use a bier.)
  • Những người khiêng xe đòn bước đi chậm rãi. (The pallbearers carrying the bier walked slowly.)

Advanced Usage

• The term evokes imagery of traditional, communal funeral practices, contrasting with modern motorized hearses ("xe tang").
• It can be used metaphorically to suggest something is morbid, funereal, or associated with death.

Variants and Related Words

• Xe tang (n): A modern motorized hearse.

  • Xe tang đã đậu sẵn trước nhà. (The hearse was already parked in front of the house.)

• Đòn khiêng (n): The poles or the carrying frame of the bier.

Synonyms

• Bier: A portable frame for carrying a coffin.
• Funeral litter: A conveyance for carrying the dead.
• Hearse (in its traditional sense).

Related Idioms and Expressions

• While "xe đòn" itself is not commonly used in idioms, it is associated with solemn phrases about death and funeral rites.
• Đám ma, đám tang: Funeral procession, where a "xe đòn" would be used.