chếnh choáng

Thân thiện

Anh ấy chỉ uống hai ly bia đã thấy chếnh choáng.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Tipsy, slightly drunk: Describes the state of being mildly intoxicated by alcohol, where one feels lightheaded, unsteady, or pleasantly dizzy, but not fully drunk.
   • Lightheaded, dizzy: Can describe a feeling of unsteadiness or dizziness not necessarily caused by alcohol, such as from fatigue, illness, or sudden movement.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Anh ấy cảm thấy chếnh choáng sau hai ly bia. (He felt tipsy after two beers.)
  • Tôi đứng dậy đột ngột và thấy chếnh choáng. (I stood up suddenly and felt dizzy.)
  • Mới uống lưng chén rượu mà đã thấy chếnh choáng. (To feel tipsy after drinking only half a cup of wine.)

Advanced Usage

• The word often carries a poetic or descriptive nuance, emphasizing a swaying, floating, or pleasantly unsteady sensation.
• It can be used metaphorically to describe a state of being overwhelmed by emotions or sensations, e.g., (dizzy with happiness).

Variants and Related Words

• Choáng váng (adj): More intense dizziness or vertigo, often from shock, illness, or a stronger physical effect.
  • Cú ngã khiến anh ta choáng váng. (The fall made him feel dizzy and disoriented.)

Synonyms

• Tipsy: Slightly intoxicated.
• Lightheaded: Feeling faint or dizzy.
• Woozy: Unsteady, dizzy, or slightly nauseated.
• Giddy: Having a spinning, lightheaded sensation.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Chếnh choáng men say: Intoxicated by the alcohol's effect; often used in literary contexts.
  • Anh bước đi chếnh choáng men say. (He walked, unsteady from the intoxication.)

Học thuật

adj

1. Tipsy, squiffy
   • mới uống lưng chén rượu mà đã thấy chếnh choáng
     to feel tipsy after drinking only half a cup of wine