Definition

1. Noun:
   • Feast, banquet: A large, elaborate, and celebratory meal, often for many people and for a special occasion.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Gia đình tôi tổ chức một bữa cổ thịnh soạn vào dịp Tết. (My family holds a sumptuous feast on the occasion of Tet.)
  • Bữa cổ cưới có rất nhiều món ngon. (The wedding feast has many delicious dishes.)

Advanced Usage

• "bữa cổ đãi khách": a feast to entertain guests.
  • Ông ấy làm bữa cổ đãi khách để cảm ơn sự giúp đỡ. (He prepared a feast to entertain guests as thanks for their help.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tiệc (n): party, banquet. (This is a more common and general synonym for a celebratory meal or party.)
• Yến tiệc (n): banquet, feast. (This is a more formal or literary term for a feast.)

Synonyms

• Tiệc: party, banquet.
• Yến tiệc: banquet, feast.
• Bữa tiệc: meal party, feast.

Related Phrases

• "ăn cổ": to feast, to eat at a feast.
  • Mọi người cùng nhau ăn cổ rất vui vẻ. (Everyone feasted together very happily.)

Related Idioms

• "No ba ngày Tết, say ba tháng hội": (Proverb) Literally "Full for three days of Tet, drunk for three months of festival." This idiom evokes the image of continuous feasting and celebration during traditional festivals, closely related to the concept of a "bữa cổ".

1. Feast
   • Bữa cổ cưới
     A wedding feast