đưa đám

Thân thiện

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To attend (someone's) funeral, to follow the funeral procession (of someone): The act of accompanying the coffin and mourners from the place of the funeral service to the burial or cremation site as a final gesture of respect and farewell.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Hàng xóm và bạn bè đều đến đưa đám ông ấy. (Neighbors and friends all came to attend his funeral / follow his funeral procession.)
  • Anh ấy không thể về quê để đưa đám bà ngoại. (He couldn't return to his hometown to attend his grandmother's funeral.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase "đi đưa đám" is commonly used, where "đi" (to go) reinforces the action of attending.
  • Cả làng đi đưa đám cụ già. (The whole village went to attend the old man's funeral.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đưa ma: A synonym with the same meaning as "đưa đám".
  • Họ đến đưa ma người bạn cũ. (They came to attend their old friend's funeral.)
• Đám tang / Đám ma (noun): The funeral ceremony or event itself.
  • Đám tang của ông ấy rất trang trọng. (His funeral was very solemn.)
• Tang lễ (noun): Funeral rites, a more formal term for funeral ceremonies.

Synonyms

• Tham dự đám tang: To attend a funeral.
• Tiễn đưa: To see someone off (can be used in a funeral context, meaning to bid a final farewell).

Related Phrases

• Đưa tiễn: To see someone off (general, for departures like travel; in context, can imply a final farewell).
• Chịu tang: To be in mourning, to observe mourning rites (focuses on the state of mourning rather than the act of attending).

Học thuật

1. cũng nói đưa ma Attend (someone's) funeral, follow the funeral procession (of someone)