đám ma
Definition
Noun: 1. A funeral; a funeral procession: A ceremony or event held to honor and remember a deceased person, typically involving rituals and the transportation of the body to its final resting place. This is the standard, neutral term in Vietnamese.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Gia đình anh ấy đang tổ chức một đám ma rất trang trọng. (His family is holding a very solemn funeral.)
- Đoàn người đi trong đám ma rất đông. (The procession of people in the funeral was very large.)
- Họ mặc đồ đen để đi đám ma. (They wear black to attend the funeral.)
Advanced Usage
- The word đám ma is a common, everyday term. In more formal or respectful contexts, đám tang is often preferred.
- It can refer to the entire event or specifically to the procession part of the funeral.
Variants and Related Words
- Đám tang (noun): A more formal synonym for đám ma, meaning "funeral." It carries a slightly more respectful tone.
- Lễ tang (noun): "Funeral ceremony" or "funeral rites," focusing more on the ceremonial aspect.
- An táng / Hỏa táng (verb/noun): "To bury / burial" and "to cremate / cremation," referring to the specific methods of handling the remains.
Synonyms
- Funeral (noun): The ceremonies honoring a deceased person.
- Funeral procession (noun): The line of people and vehicles moving to the burial or cremation site.
Related Phrases
- Đi đám ma (verb phrase): To attend a funeral.
- Cả công ty đều đi đám ma của ông chủ. (The whole company attended the boss's funeral.)
- Tổ chức đám ma (verb phrase): To hold/organize a funeral.
- Họ tổ chức đám ma vào sáng thứ Bảy. (They are holding the funeral on Saturday morning.)
Related Idioms
- Buồn như đám ma (As sad as a funeral): An idiom describing a very sad or gloomy atmosphere.
- Căn phòng im lặng, buồn như đám ma. (The room was silent, as sad as a funeral.)
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funeral; funeral procession
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