Definition

1. Verb phrase:
   • To give a banquet; to host a feast: To organize and hold a celebratory meal or large party, typically for a special occasion, involving food, drinks, and guests.
   • To throw a party: A more general and colloquial meaning referring to hosting a party or celebration.

Usage Examples

• Verb phrase:
  • Gia đình tôi sẽ mở tiệc vào cuối tuần này. (My family will give a banquet this weekend.)
  • Họ mở tiệc để chúc mừng sinh nhật ông chủ. (They threw a party to celebrate the boss's birthday.)
  • Công ty mở tiệc chiêu đãi các đối tác quốc tế. (The company held a banquet to entertain international partners.)

Advanced Usage

• "mở tiệc chiêu đãi": To give a banquet in honour of someone; to hold a reception.
  • Thị trưởng mở tiệc chiêu đãi phái đoàn nước ngoài. (The mayor held a banquet in honour of the foreign delegation.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đãi tiệc (v): To treat someone to a feast; to host a banquet. Often interchangeable with "mở tiệc".

  • Ông ấy đãi tiệc toàn thể nhân viên. (He treated all the staff to a feast.)

• Tiệc tùng (n): Feasting; partying (as a general activity).

  • Mùa lễ hội là thời gian cho tiệc tùng. (The festival season is a time for feasting.)

Synonyms

• Host a feast: To act as the host of a large meal.
• Throw a party: To organize and hold a social gathering.
• Hold a banquet: To organize a formal large meal, often for celebration.

Related Idioms

• Mở tiệc linh đình: To throw a lavish or sumptuous feast.
  • Đám cưới của họ mở tiệc linh đình. (Their wedding featured a lavish feast.)

1. Give a banquet, banquet
   • Mở tiệc chiêu đãi
     To give a banquet in honour of somebody, to hold a recaption