Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Soaking wet; drenched: Describes something or someone that is completely saturated with liquid, often implying a state beyond merely being wet.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Trời mưa to, tôi về nhà ướt nhè. (It rained heavily, I came home soaking wet.)
  • Con mèo rơi xuống hồ, lên bộ ướt nhè. (The cat fell into the pond and came ashore drenched.)
  • Quần áo giặt chưa vắt kỹ nên vẫn còn ướt nhè. (The laundry wasn't wrung out properly, so it's still sopping wet.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "ướt nhè" is often used for emphasis, adding a descriptive and sometimes slightly colloquial tone to indicate a high degree of wetness. It is more vivid than simply saying "ướt" (wet).

Variants and Related Words

• Ướt (adj): wet; damp.

  • Cỏ ướt vì sương. (The grass is wet from dew.)

• Ướt sũng (adj): sopping wet; soaked through.

  • Đôi giày ướt sũng sau trận mưa. (The shoes were sopping wet after the rain.)

Synonyms

• Soaked: thoroughly wet.
• Drenched: wet through and through.
• Sodden: heavy with water; saturated.

Related Idioms

• Ướt như chuột lột: (lit. wet as a skinned mouse) - soaking wet; drenched to the bone.
  • Về đến nhà, anh ấy ướt như chuột lột. (When he got home, he was drenched to the bone.)