thết
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Definition
- Verb:
- To entertain (with food and drink): To host someone by providing a generous meal or feast, typically to show respect, gratitude, or hospitality.
- To treat / to feast: To invite someone to eat and drink lavishly as a form of celebration or warm reception.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Ông chủ thết nhân viên một bữa tiệc lớn. (The boss treated the employees to a large feast.)
- Họ thết khách bằng những món ăn đặc sản. (They entertained their guests with local specialty dishes.)
- Anh ấy thết tôi bữa trưa thịnh soạn. (He treated me to a sumptuous lunch.)
Advanced Usage
- The word "thết" often implies a sense of formality, generosity, and deliberate effort in the hospitality. It is not used for casual treating, like buying a coffee.
- It can be used in formal writing or speeches to describe ceremonial hospitality.
Variants and Related Words
- Thết đãi (v): to entertain, to host (a slightly more formal or compound form of "thết").
- Công ty thết đãi các đối tác quốc tế. (The company hosted a feast for the international partners.)
Synonyms
- Entertain: to provide hospitality.
- Treat: to pay for someone's meal or drink.
- Feast: to provide a large, elaborate meal.
- Host: to receive or entertain guests.
Related Idioms
- Thết cơm đãi khách: To host a meal for guests (a common phrase emphasizing the act of hospitality).
- Theo phong tục, họ thết cơm đãi khách mới đến nhà. (According to custom, they host a meal for new guests to the house.)
verb
- to entertain, to treat to a feast