ăn tham
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Definition
Adjective: 1. Greedy (in eating), gluttonous: Describes a person who eats excessively, wanting more food than necessary or appropriate. 2. Greedy, selfish (in a broader sense): Describes a person who wants to take or enjoy something all for themselves without sharing with others.
Usage
- Used to describe a person's character or a specific behavior related to excessive desire for food or gain.
- Often carries a negative connotation of selfishness and lack of restraint.
Examples
Describing gluttony:
- Đứa trẻ đó rất ăn tham, lúc nào cũng muốn ăn hết phần của người khác. (That child is very greedy; he always wants to eat other people's portions.)
- Nó ăn tham đến mức bị đau bụng. (He ate so gluttonously that he got a stomach ache.)
Describing selfishness/greed:
- Ông chủ ăn tham, không chia lợi nhuận cho nhân viên. (The boss is greedy; he doesn't share the profits with the employees.)
- Anh ta có tính ăn tham, muốn chiếm hết mọi thứ cho riêng mình. (He has a greedy nature, wanting to take everything for himself.)
Advanced Usage
- "Ăn tham ăn tất": An idiom meaning to be extremely greedy, wanting to grab everything. It intensifies the meaning of .
- Hắn là kẻ ăn tham ăn tất, chẳng chừa ai. (He is an extremely greedy person, sparing no one.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tham ăn (adj): This is a variant with the same meaning as . The word order is flexible.
- Đừng có tham ăn như vậy! (Don't be so greedy!)
- Tham lam (adj): A more general term for "greedy" or "avaricious," covering desire for money, possessions, etc., not just food.
- Kẻ tham lam không bao giờ thấy đủ. (A greedy person is never satisfied.)
Synonyms
- Háu ăn (adj): Gluttonous, voracious (often implies eagerness and speed in eating).
- Tham (adj): Greedy, covetous (the root adjective, broader in scope).
Related Idioms
- "Ăn như hổ đói": To eat like a starving tiger. This idiom vividly describes someone eating very quickly and a lot, similar to being .
- Nó ăn như hổ đói, chẳng nói chẳng rằng. (He ate like a starving tiger, without saying a word.)
- "Tham thì thâm": A proverb meaning "Greed leads to loss" or "You can be too greedy." It warns about the consequences of greed.
- Nhớ câu "tham thì thâm" mà sống cho phải. (Remember the saying "greed leads to loss" and live rightly.)