Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Gluttonous, having a coarse or voracious appetite: Describes a person who eats greedily, excessively, or in an uncouth manner, often without refinement or restraint. It implies a lack of moderation or manners in eating.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Anh ta rất phàm ăn, ăn uống chẳng có chừng mực nào. (He is very gluttonous, eating without any moderation.)
  • Đừng có phàm ăn như thế trước mặt khách. (Don't be such a coarse eater in front of the guests.)
  • Tính phàm ăn của nó khiến mẹ nó lo lắng. (His voracious appetite worries his mother.)

Advanced Usage

• "kẻ phàm ăn": a glutton, a greedy eater (used as a noun phrase).
  • Hắn đúng là một kẻ phàm ăn. (He is truly a glutton.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tham ăn (adj): greedy for food, gluttonous. (Note: "tham ăn" can be very similar but sometimes carries a stronger connotation of greed.)
• Ăn uống thô tục (phrase): to eat in a vulgar/coarse manner.
• Háu ăn (adj): eager to eat, often used for children or pets, implying enthusiasm rather than necessarily bad manners.

Synonyms

• Gluttonous: ăn uống vô độ, tham ăn.
• Voracious: (có) khẩu vị ăn rất lớn, ngấu nghiến.
• Greedy eater: người ăn tham.

Related Idioms/Phrases

• Ăn như hạm đói / Ăn như hổ đói: To eat like a starving tiger/shark; to eat ravenously. (This idiom emphasizes speed and quantity more than the lack of manners implied by "phàm ăn".)
• Ăn không biết no: To eat without knowing when one is full.

1. Be a coarse eater