Definition

1. Noun:
   • A bridal carriage or wedding carriage: A traditional, often ornate, vehicle used historically to transport the bride and groom during a wedding procession. This term is poetic and archaic.
   • A metaphor for marriage or matrimony: The term is used figuratively to represent the institution or journey of marriage itself.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Đoàn rước dâu có chiếc xe tơ rất đẹp. (The wedding procession had a very beautiful bridal carriage.)
  • Họ đã cùng nhau ngồi trên xe tơ. (They have ridden together on the carriage of matrimony.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase "kết tóc xe tơ" is a classical idiom meaning "to tie the hair and join the marriage carriage," signifying the act of getting married.
  • Cầu chúc hai người kết tóc xe tơ, bách niên giai lão. (Wishing the two of you a happy marriage, may you live together for a hundred years.)

Variants and Related Words

• Xe hoa (n): A more common modern term for a wedding car or decorated vehicle used in weddings.
  • Cô dâu chú rể ngồi trên xe hoa. (The bride and groom sit in the wedding car.)

Synonyms

• Wedding carriage: A vehicle for a bride and groom.
• Matrimony: The state of being married.

Related Idioms

• Kết tóc xe tơ: To get married; to pledge oneself in marriage.
  • Họ chính thức kết tóc xe tơ vào mùa xuân. (They officially tied the knot in the spring.)