để tang

Thân thiện

Gia đình mặc đồ trắng để tang người thân.

Definition

Động từ (Verb): - Wear mourning for, be in mourning for: To observe a period of mourning and display external signs of grief (such as wearing specific clothing or accessories, often black or white in Vietnam) following the death of a relative, as dictated by custom or tradition.

Usage Examples

• Động từ:
  • Gia đình anh ấy sẽ để tang ông nội trong ba năm. (His family will be in mourning for his grandfather for three years.)
  • Theo phong tục, con cháu phải để tang cha mẹ. (According to custom, children must wear mourning for their parents.)
  • Cô ấy đang để tang chồng. (She is in mourning for her husband.)

Advanced Usage

• "Để tang ai": To be in mourning for someone.

  • Cả dòng họ để tang cụ trưởng tộc. (The entire clan is in mourning for the family patriarch.)

• "Thời kỳ để tang" / "Thời gian để tang": The mourning period.

  • Thời gian để tang truyền thống đôi khi rất dài. (The traditional mourning period can sometimes be very long.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tang (noun): Mourning; funeral.

  • Tang lễ: Funeral ceremony.
  • Đồ tang / Tang phục (noun): Mourning garments/clothing.

    • Họ mặc tang phục màu trắng. (They are wearing white mourning clothes.)

• Có tang (verb phrase): To be bereaved; to have a death in the family.

  • Nhà nó đang có tang. (His family has a bereavement / is in mourning.)

• Hết tang / Mãn tang (verb phrase): To complete the mourning period.

  • Sau khi hết tang, cuộc sống dần trở lại bình thường. (After the mourning period ends, life gradually returns to normal.)

Synonyms

• Chịu tang (verb): To observe mourning (a very close synonym, often used interchangeably).

  • Con cái có bổn phận chịu tang cha mẹ. (Children have the duty to observe mourning for their parents.)

• Thọ tang (verb, more formal/literary): To be in mourning.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• Để băng tang / Đeo băng tang (verb phrase): To wear a mourning band/armband (a specific action within the general practice of để tang).

  • Các quan chức đeo băng tang trong lễ truy điệu. (The officials wore mourning bands at the memorial service.)

• Trong thời gian để tang (prepositional phrase): During the mourning period.

  • Trong thời gian để tang, họ kiêng các lễ hội vui chơi. (During the mourning period, they abstain from festive celebrations.)

Học thuật

1. Wear mourning for, be in mourning for
   • Để tang bố
     To be in mourning for one's father