hậu sự

Sino-Vietnamese word from 後事, composed of 後 (“afterwards”) and 事 (“event”).

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [həw˧˨ʔ sɨ˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [həw˨˩ʔ ʂɨ˨˩ʔ] ~ [həw˨˩ʔ sɨ˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [həw˨˩˨ ʂɨ˨˩˨] ~ [həw˨˩˨ sɨ˨˩˨]

(classifier việc) hậu sự

1. events or things that family members of a dead person have to take care of after their death

   cắt cử người lo việc hậu sự ― to appoint someone to take care of hậu sự