Definition

Noun: - Hearse: A vehicle used to transport a coffin containing a deceased person to a cemetery or crematorium.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Đám tang đi sau chiếc xe tang. (The funeral procession followed behind the hearse.)
  • Chiếc xe tang màu đen đã dừng trước cổng nhà. (The black hearse had stopped in front of the house gate.)
  • Họ thuê một chiếc xe tang để đưa ông ấy về nơi an nghỉ cuối cùng. (They hired a hearse to take him to his final resting place.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "xe tang" is specifically and exclusively used for the vehicle in a funeral context. It is a solemn term.
• It is often part of the phrase "theo xe tang" (to follow the hearse), meaning to be part of the funeral procession on foot or in vehicles behind the hearse.
  • Hàng trăm người thân và bạn bè đã theo xe tang tiễn biệt ông. (Hundreds of relatives and friends followed the hearse to bid him farewell.)

Variants and Related Words

• Xe hoa (n): Wedding car. (This is a related term as another specialized vehicle for a major life ceremony, but with the opposite emotional connotation.)
• Quan tài (n): Coffin, casket. (This is the object transported by the "xe tang".)
• Đám tang / Đám ma (n): Funeral, funeral ceremony.

Synonyms

• Xe đám ma: A more colloquial term for a hearse. (Literally "funeral car").
• Xe chở quan tài: A descriptive term meaning "coffin-transporting vehicle".

Notes on Meaning

• "Xe tang" has only one primary meaning related to funerals. It is not used in other contexts.
• The word "tang" in this compound specifically relates to funeral rites. It should not be confused with other words like "tăng" (to increase) or "tàng" (to hide).

noun

1. hearse