Definition

1. Noun:
   • Big bowl, lidless and handleless tureen: A large, deep bowl, typically without a lid or handles, used for serving food such as soup, noodles, or communal dishes.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Mẹ dùng bát chậu để đựng canh. (Mother uses a big bowl to hold the soup.)
  • Bát chậu thường được đặt giữa mâm cơm. (The tureen is usually placed in the center of the dining tray.)

Advanced Usage

• The bát chậu is a traditional serving dish in Vietnamese family meals, central to the practice of sharing food.

Variants and Related Words

• Tô (n): A large bowl, often for individual servings of noodle soup (phở). It can sometimes be used similarly to bát chậu but is generally for individual use.
  • Cô ấy ăn một tô phở lớn. (She eats a large bowl of phở.)

Synonyms

• Tureen: A deep, covered dish for serving soup.
• Serving bowl: A large bowl for serving food communally.

Related Idioms

• While there is no direct idiom for bát chậu, it is associated with communal eating, encapsulated in the general phrase:
  • Cơm chung mâm, canh chung bát chậu: Rice from a shared tray, soup from a shared tureen (emphasizing family unity and sharing).

noun

1. Big bowl, lidless and handleless tureen