tống tửu
Definition
- Verb:
- To offer a farewell drink: The act of presenting alcohol to someone as a gesture of bidding them goodbye, often before a journey or departure.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Mọi người đứng dậy tống tửu vị khách quý. (Everyone stood up to offer a farewell drink to the esteemed guest.)
- Trong bữa tiệc chia tay, anh ấy tống tửu từng đồng nghiệp. (At the farewell party, he offered a farewell drink to each colleague.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is formal and literary, often used in traditional or ceremonial contexts rather than everyday conversation. It implies a ritualistic or respectful gesture of sending someone off.
Variants and Related Words
- Tiễn biệt (v): to bid farewell, to see someone off. This is a more general and common term for saying goodbye.
- Chúng tôi ra sân bay để tiễn biệt cô ấy. (We went to the airport to see her off.)
Synonyms
- To toast a departure: To drink in honor of someone who is leaving.
- To bid farewell with a drink: To say goodbye by sharing a drink.
Related Idioms
- While "tống tửu" itself is not commonly part of a wider idiom, the concept is related to the custom of "chén rượu chia tay" (the farewell cup of wine), which symbolizes a final drink together before parting ways.