ăn cỗ
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Definition
- Verb:
- To feast; to attend a banquet: To participate in a formal, often large and celebratory meal held on a special occasion such as a wedding, anniversary, or festival. The term emphasizes the ceremonial and communal aspect of the meal.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cả gia đình tôi sẽ về quê ăn cỗ cưới. (My whole family will return to the countryside to attend the wedding feast.)
- Ngày Tết, hàng xóm thường mời nhau đến ăn cỗ. (During Tet, neighbors often invite each other to feast.)
- Hôm nay làng tổ chức ăn cỗ mừng lúa mới. (Today the village is holding a feast to celebrate the new rice.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase often implies more than just eating; it signifies participation in a significant social and cultural event. It carries a connotation of abundance, celebration, and community bonding.
Variants and Related Words
Cỗ bàn (n): The feast or banquet itself, including the food and the arrangement.
- Cỗ bàn đám cưới rất linh đình. (The wedding banquet was very lavish.)
Đám cỗ (n): Refers to the feast event or party.
- Đám cỗ hôm ấy có hàng trăm người tham dự. (That feast had hundreds of attendees.)
Synonyms
- To banquet: To partake in a large, formal meal.
- To feast: To eat and drink sumptuously at a celebratory event.
Related Idioms
- Ăn cỗ đi trước, lội nước đi sau: (Literally: Go first to the feast, go last into the water). A proverb advising one to seize opportunities for gain but to let others face difficulties or dangers first.
- Anh ta luôn theo nguyên tắc "ăn cỗ đi trước, lội nước đi sau". (He always follows the principle of "being first for the feast and last for the flood.")