tửu điếm
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Definition
- Noun:
- Tavern, pub, bar: An establishment, especially an old-fashioned or traditional one, that primarily sells alcoholic beverages (wine, beer, spirits) and often also serves food. It is a place for social drinking and gathering.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Anh ấy thường ghé vào tửu điếm cũ sau giờ làm. (He often stops by the old tavern after work.)
- Tửu điếm đó nổi tiếng với loại rượu đặc sản của địa phương. (That tavern is famous for its local specialty wine.)
- Trong tiểu thuyết lịch sử, các nhân vật thường gặp nhau tại tửu điếm. (In historical novels, characters often meet at the tavern.)
Advanced Usage
- The word "tửu điếm" carries a somewhat literary or historical nuance in modern Vietnamese. It often refers to traditional drinking establishments, evoking an older, classic setting, rather than modern bars or nightclubs.
- It can be used metaphorically to describe a place of indulgence or revelry.
- Căn phòng ồn ào như một tửu điếm. (The noisy room was like a tavern.)
Variants and Related Words
- Quán rượu (n): A more common and contemporary term for a bar or pub.
- Tiệm rượu (n): Wine shop; can refer to a shop selling bottled alcohol, but sometimes also a drinking place.
- Quán bar (n): Bar (a direct loanword, indicating a modern-style bar).
- Quán ăn (n): Restaurant (focuses on food, though it may serve alcohol).
- Tửu (n, literary): Wine; alcoholic beverage (the root word in "tửu điếm").
- Điếm (n, archaic): Shop, stall (the root word in "tửu điếm").
Synonyms
- Tavern: A place where alcoholic drinks are sold and consumed.
- Pub (Public house): A British term for a tavern or bar.
- Inn: An establishment providing accommodation, food, and drink, historically similar to a tavern.
- Bistro (from French): A small, casual restaurant or wine bar.
Related Phrases / Idioms
- "Chốn tửu điếm": The phrase emphasizes the place as a site of drinking, sometimes with a slightly negative connotation of excessive indulgence.
- Anh ta sa đà vào chốn tửu điếm. (He is sinking into the world of taverns / He is frequenting taverns excessively.)