ông tơ
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Definition
- Noun:
- The match-maker: In Vietnamese folk belief, "ông tơ" is a mythical old man, often depicted with a red thread, who is responsible for predestining and connecting the romantic fates of couples. He is the personification of destiny in love and marriage.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Người ta tin rằng ông tơ đã se duyên cho họ. (People believe the match-maker predestined their marriage.)
- Cô ấy vẫn đang chờ ông tơ se chỉ hồng. (She is still waiting for the match-maker to tie the red thread.)
Advanced Usage
- The concept is often used in literary and poetic contexts to refer to the force or fate behind a romantic relationship.
- Mối duyên này chắc hẳn do ông tơ sắp đặt. (This romance must have been arranged by the match-maker.)
Variants and Related Words
- Bà Nguyệt (n): Often paired with "ông tơ" as "ông tơ bà nguyệt," referring to the match-making moon goddess who works with the old man to create marriages.
- Se duyên (v): to predestine a marriage, to act as a match-maker (the action attributed to "ông tơ").
Synonyms
- Match-maker: A person who arranges or facilitates marriages.
- Cupid: The Roman god of love who causes people to fall in love (a Western cultural equivalent).
- Fate (in love): The destiny that controls romantic connections.
Related Idioms
- Ông tơ bà nguyệt: Refers collectively to the celestial match-making pair in folklore.
- Nhờ ông tơ bà nguyệt mà họ gặp nhau. (Thanks to the celestial match-makers, they met each other.)
- Se chỉ hồng: To tie the red thread (of fate); the action of "ông tơ" connecting two souls.
- Hạnh phúc của họ bắt đầu khi ông tơ se chỉ hồng. (Their happiness began when the match-maker tied the red thread.)
- The match-maker