ăn ngồi áp vách, có khách ngồi ngụ-cư
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Meaning · English
Be hospitable to guests
Literally: eat sitting close to the wall, have guests sit in a secluded spot
Examples
Khi có khách, mẹ tôi luôn ăn ngồi áp vách, có khách ngồi ngụ-cưWhen we have guests, my mom always eats sitting close to the wall, and has the guests sit in a secluded spot
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “ăn ngồi áp vách, có khách ngồi ngụ-cư” mean?
Be hospitable to guests Literally: eat sitting close to the wall, have guests sit in a secluded spot
Is “ăn ngồi áp vách, có khách ngồi ngụ-cư” formal or informal?
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