khách khứa
Definition
Noun: - Guests and visitors: A collective term referring to multiple guests or visitors, often implying a lively gathering or many people coming to visit.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Nhà tôi hôm nay có nhiều khách khứa. (My house has many guests today.)
- Dịp Tết, khách khứa ra vào tấp nập. (During Tet, guests come and go busily.)
- Cô ấy bận rộn tiếp khách khứa cả ngày. (She was busy receiving guests all day.)
Advanced Usage
- The word "khách khứa" is often used in a plural sense to describe a scene or situation with many visitors. It carries a nuance of a bustling, sometimes noisy, social atmosphere.
- Cứ mỗi độ xuân về, khách khứa lại đông nghịt. (Every spring, the place is always packed with guests.)
Variants and Related Words
- Khách (noun): Guest, visitor, customer. This is the singular/base form.
- Mời khách ngồi. (Please have a seat, guest.)
- Khách mời (noun): Invited guest, special guest.
- Khách mời của chương trình hôm nay là một ca sĩ nổi tiếng. (Today's program's special guest is a famous singer.)
Synonyms
- Khách (n): Guest(s).
- Người đến chơi (n): Visitors (literally "people who come to play/visit").
Related Phrases
- Tiếp khách khứa (verb phrase): To receive/entertain guests.
- Bà ấy rất giỏi trong việc tiếp khách khứa. (She is very good at entertaining guests.)
- Khách khứa đông đúc (phrase): A large, crowded number of guests.
- Hội chợ thu hút khách khứa đông đúc. (The fair attracted a large crowd of visitors.)
Related Idioms
- Khách khứa ra vào như mắc cửi: An idiom describing a place with guests coming and going constantly, as busy as a weaving shuttle.
- Ngày giỗ cụ, khách khứa ra vào như mắc cửi. (On the ancestor's death anniversary, guests were coming and going non-stop.)
noun
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guests and visitors
