Definition

1. Verb:
   • To treat, to entertain: To act in a hospitable manner towards someone, often by offering food, drinks, or other forms of hospitality.
   • To speak or act in a way that is insincere or overly elaborate: To engage in verbose or exaggerated talk, often to impress or deceive.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Ông ấy đãi đằng bạn bè rất chu đáo. (He treats his friends very thoughtfully.)
  • Đừng có đãi đằng nữa, hãy nói thẳng vấn đề đi. (Stop with the elaborate talk, get straight to the point.)

Advanced Usage

• "Đãi đằng qua loa": To treat or entertain in a perfunctory or careless manner.

  • Anh ta chỉ đãi đằng qua loa rồi vội vã đi ngay. (He only entertained them perfunctorily and then hurriedly left.)

• "Lời đãi đằng": Insincere or flattering words.

  • Tôi không thích những lời đãi đằng của hắn. (I don't like his insincere/flattering words.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đãi (verb): To treat, to feast. This is the core component.
  • đãi tiệc (to host a feast)
• Đằng (particle): A literary particle often used in compound words, here adding a sense of manner or action.

Synonyms

• Tiếp đãi: To receive and treat (a guest).
• Khoản đãi: To entertain, to treat (often with food/drink).
• Nói dài dòng: To speak verbosely (for the second meaning).

Notes on Different Meanings

This word has two distinct meanings that are important to differentiate based on context: 1. The primary and more common meaning is the positive act of hospitable treatment. 2. The secondary, often critical meaning refers to insincere, elaborate, or verbose speech or action, implying a lack of genuineness.

1. treat, entertain
   • Đãi đằng bạn bè
     To entertain his friends to a feast