bồi yến

bồi yến

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Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To serve at a banquet or feast: The primary meaning of "bồi yến" is to attend to guests, wait tables, or perform service duties during a formal banquet or large meal.
Usage Examples
  • Verb:
    • Những người hầu đang bồi yến rất chu đáo. (The servants are serving at the banquet very attentively.)
    • Công việc của anh ấy là bồi yến trong các buổi tiệc lớn. (His job is to serve at large feasts.)
Advanced Usage
  • The term is formal and literary, often found in historical or classical contexts describing service in royal or aristocratic settings.
Variants and Related Words
  • Bồi bàn (n/v): waiter/waitress; to work as a waiter. This is the modern, common term for restaurant server.
    • Anh ấy làm nghề bồi bàn. (He works as a waiter.)
Synonyms
  • Serve (at a banquet): to attend to guests at a meal.
  • Wait (on tables): to serve food and drinks.
Notes on Usage
  • "Bồi yến" is an archaic term. In contemporary Vietnamese, "bồi bàn" or "phục vụ" is used for the general act of serving in food service. "Bồi yến" specifically evokes imagery of serving at elaborate, traditional feasts.