Definition

1. Adjective (Tính từ):
   • Extremely full, stuffed to the point of discomfort: Describes the state of being completely satiated, often from eating or drinking too much, to the point of feeling unpleasant or even disgusted.
   • Cloyed, surfeited: Indicates a feeling of having had too much of something (especially food or drink), leading to a loss of appetite or pleasure.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Tối qua tôi ăn quá nhiều, giờ vẫn còn thấy bứ bự. (Last night I ate too much, I still feel stuffed/uncomfortably full now.)
  • Ăn bánh ngọt liên tục khiến tôi bứ bự cả người. (Eating sweets continuously made me feel cloyed/sick of it.)
  • Anh ấy uống say bứ bự. (He got dead drunk.)

Advanced Usage

• "ăn no bứ bự": To eat until one is completely and uncomfortably full.

  • Bữa tiệc quá thịnh soạn, ai nấy đều ăn no bứ bự. (The feast was too sumptuous, everyone ate until they were stuffed.)

• "bứ bự cả người": To feel an overall physical discomfort from overindulgence, not just in the stomach.

  • Ăn xong mâm cỗ ấy, tôi bứ bự cả người, chỉ muốn nằm. (After finishing that feast, I felt stuffed all over and just wanted to lie down.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bứ (verb, colloquial): To feel disgusted, repulsed, or fed up, often due to excess. It is the root feeling in "bứ bự."

  • Nghe mãi một bài hát, tôi bứ tai quá. (Listening to the same song repeatedly, I'm sick of it.)

• Bực bội (adjective): Annoyed, irritated. Shares the initial "bứ/bực" sound and conveys a negative, pent-up feeling, though related to mood rather than physical fullness.

Synonyms

• Ngấy: Cloyed, satiated (specifically for rich, fatty, or sweet food).
• Ứ ạch: Stuffed, heavy (describes a very full, sluggish feeling, often with a sound effect).
• No căng: Very full (less intense than "bứ bự").

Notes on Meaning

• Primary Meaning: The core meaning relates to physical overindulgence, primarily with food and drink, leading to discomfort.
• Extended Meaning: It can be used metaphorically to express being "fed up" or "sick" of a non-physical thing due to excessive exposure, though this is less common. The primary use remains physical satiation.
• Register: This is a colloquial (khẩu ngữ) term. It is informal and expressive, conveying a vivid, somewhat exaggerated feeling. It is not used in formal writing.

khẩu ngữ

1. ăn no bứ bự To be completely cloyed with food