Definition

Adjective (Tính từ): - Extremely drunk; soused; intoxicated to the point of slurring speech: Describes a state of severe drunkenness where one's speech becomes slow, unclear, or drawling.

Usage

This word is used informally in spoken Vietnamese to describe someone who is very drunk. It emphasizes the visible effect on speech (slurring). It is a colloquial term.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Anh ấy uống rượu say bét nhè rồi. (He drank alcohol and is extremely drunk/soused.)
  • Đừng uống nữa, sắp bét nhè rồi đấy. (Don't drink anymore, you're about to be completely sloshed.)

Advanced Usage

• "say bét nhè": This is the most common collocation, meaning "to be completely plastered/sloshed."
  • Sau ba chai bia, nó say bét nhè. (After three bottles of beer, he was completely wasted.)

Variants and Related Words

• Say (adj/verb): Drunk; to be drunk. A more general and common term.
• Say khướt (adj, colloquial): Another informal term for being very drunk.
• Say bí tỉ (adj, colloquial): Drunk to the point of being unconscious or utterly confused.

Synonyms

• Say mèm (colloquial): Very drunk.
• Quá chén (idiomatic): To have drunk beyond one's limit; intoxicated.

Related Idioms/Phrases

• Say bét nhè, nằm bẹp ghè: An idiom describing someone so drunk they are slurring their words and have collapsed/sprawled out. It emphasizes the complete loss of control.
  • Nhậu xong, nó say bét nhè, nằm bẹp ghè luôn ở đó. (After the drinking session, he was completely wasted and sprawled out right there.)

1. (khẩu ngữ) Having a drawl from overdrinking
   • Say bét nhè
     To be soused [to the point of drawling]