chủ tân
Definition
- Noun:
- Host and guest: A compound noun referring collectively to the host (the person who receives guests) and the guests (the people who are received). It describes the two primary parties in a hospitality situation or social gathering.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Buổi tiệc diễn ra trong không khí thân thiện giữa chủ tân. (The party took place in a friendly atmosphere between host and guests.)
- Ông ấy đứng lên phát biểu, chào mừng toàn thể chủ tân. (He stood up to give a speech, welcoming all the hosts and guests.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is formal and is typically used in written contexts, speeches, or formal announcements to address or refer to both groups present at an event collectively.
Variants and Related Words
Chủ nhà (n): host, homeowner.
- Chủ nhà rất hiếu khách. (The host is very hospitable.)
Khách (n): guest, visitor.
- Khách đã đến đông đủ. (The guests have all arrived.)
Synonyms
- Host and visitors: The person who receives and the people who are received.
- Entertainer and guests: Similar to host and guests.
Related Idioms
- : To respect the guest and slight the host (to show more respect to the guest than to the host).
- Hành động đó chẳng khác nào trọng khách, khinh chủ. (That action is no different from respecting the guest and slighting the host.)