áo thôi ma

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Sackcloth garment: A coarse, rough garment, traditionally made from goat's hair or a similar rough material (sackcloth), worn as a sign of mourning, penitence, or asceticism.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Nhà vua mặc áo thôi ma để tỏ lòng thương tiếc. (The king wore sackcloth to show his grief.)
  • Trong một số truyền thống, mặc áo thôi ma là biểu hiện của sự ăn năn. (In some traditions, wearing sackcloth is an expression of repentance.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily historical, literary, or religious. It is used to describe a specific practice of wearing rough clothing for spiritual or ceremonial purposes related to grief and humility.

Variants and Related Words

• Áo sô (n): A more common and general Vietnamese term for sackcloth or mourning garments.
  • Bà mặc áo sô trong suốt thời gian để tang. (She wore mourning clothes throughout the period of mourning.)

Synonyms

• Sackcloth: A coarse, rough fabric, often made of goat's hair, used for making grain sacks and, historically, garments for mourning.
• Hairshirt: A garment made of rough animal hair, worn close to the skin as a form of penance or self-mortification.
• Mourning garb / Mourning clothes: General terms for clothing worn to express bereavement.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Ăn năn trong áo thôi ma: To repent in sackcloth (meaning to show deep, visible penitence).
  • Hắn đã ăn năn trong áo thôi ma vì những lỗi lầm của mình. (He repented in sackcloth for his mistakes.)