hàng nước
Definition
- Noun:
- Tea stall, roadside drink stall: A small, often simple and temporary, roadside stall or shop that sells tea and other beverages, sometimes with light snacks. It is a common feature of Vietnamese street life and social culture.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Chúng tôi ngồi uống trà ở một hàng nước ven đường. (We sat and drank tea at a roadside tea stall.)
- Hàng nước này bán cả cà phê và nước ngọt. (This drink stall sells both coffee and soft drinks.)
Advanced Usage
"Hàng nước cóc": A very basic, low-sitting type of drink stall, often using small plastic stools.
- Buổi chiều, sinh viên hay tụ tập ở các hàng nước cóc. (In the afternoon, students often gather at the low plastic-stool drink stalls.)
"Văn hóa hàng nước": Refers to the social culture of gathering, chatting, and observing street life at these stalls.
- Văn hóa hàng nước là một nét đặc trưng của Hà Nội. (Tea-stall culture is a distinctive feature of Hanoi.)
Variants and Related Words
- Quán nước (n): A slightly more established shop or café selling drinks; can be synonymous with "hàng nước" but may imply a more fixed structure.
- Gánh hàng nước (n): A mobile drink stall carried on a shoulder pole (gánh).
Synonyms
- Tea stall: A small shop selling tea.
- Roadside drink stall: Emphasizes the location and primary product.
- Beverage stall: A more general term.
Related Phrases
- Bán hàng nước (v): To run or operate a drink stall.
- Bà cụ bán hàng nước ở góc phố đã hơn mười năm. (The old lady has been running a drink stall on the street corner for over ten years.)
Related Idioms
- Đầu đường xó chợ: (Idiom: "top of the street, corner of the market") Often used to describe a typical location for a "hàng nước" or similar small, ubiquitous business.
- Cửa hàng nhỏ của ông ấy nằm ở chỗ đầu đường xó chợ. (His small shop is located at a common, busy street corner spot.)
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