Definition

1. Verb:
   • To eat and drink: The primary meaning of "ăn uống" refers to the combined act of consuming food and beverages. It describes the general activity of nourishment and sustenance.
   • To dine / to have a meal: It is commonly used to refer to the act of having a meal, encompassing both eating and drinking.
   • To feast / to entertain lavishly: In a social or ceremonial context, "ăn uống" can mean to host or participate in a feast, often involving elaborate food and drink.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy rất chú ý đến việc ăn uống lành mạnh. (He pays great attention to healthy eating and drinking.)
  • Chúng tôi thường ăn uống tại nhà hàng này. (We often dine at this restaurant.)
  • Đám cưới ở đây thường ăn uống rất linh đình. (Weddings here usually involve lavish feasting.)

Advanced Usage

• "ăn uống điều độ": to eat and drink temperately, to have a moderate diet.

  • Bác sĩ khuyên tôi nên ăn uống điều độ. (The doctor advised me to eat and drink temperately.)

• "ăn uống xa xỉ": to feast extravagantly, to spend lavishly on food and drink.

  • Họ có thói quen ăn uống xa xỉ vào cuối tuần. (They have a habit of feasting extravagantly on weekends.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ăn (v): to eat.

  • Trẻ em cần ăn nhiều rau. (Children need to eat a lot of vegetables.)

• Uống (v): to drink.

  • Bạn nên uống nhiều nước. (You should drink plenty of water.)

Synonyms

• Dine: to eat a meal, especially dinner.
• Feast: to eat and drink sumptuously.
• Consume: to eat or drink something.

Related Idioms

• Ăn uống no say: to eat and drink to one's fill, often to excess.

  • Sau buổi tiệc, ai nấy đều ăn uống no say. (After the party, everyone had eaten and drunk to their fill.)

• Ăn uống thả cửa: to eat and drink without restraint or limit.

  • Kỳ nghỉ là dịp để cả gia đình ăn uống thả cửa. (The holiday is an occasion for the whole family to eat and drink without restraint.)

verb

1. To eat and drink
   • ăn uống điều độ
     to be temperate, to live temperately
2. To give feasts, to entertain lavishly
   • bỏ tục lệ ăn uống khi có ma chay cưới xin
     to discontinue the habit of giving feasts on the occasion of a funeral or wedding