Definition

1. Adjective (Colloquial):
   • Completely fed up; utterly sick of: Expresses a state of extreme mental weariness, boredom, or dissatisfaction with a repetitive situation or activity.
   • Entirely satiated with; stuffed to the point of disgust: Describes a physical state of having eaten so much that one feels uncomfortable and has no desire to eat more.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Nghe đi nghe lại một bài hát, tôi chán bứ rồi. (Listening to the same song over and over, I'm completely fed up.)
  • Ăn ba bát cơm, tôi chán bứ không thể ăn thêm nữa. (After eating three bowls of rice, I'm entirely satiated and cannot eat anymore.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase is highly informal and emphatic, often used in spoken Vietnamese to exaggerate a feeling of excess, whether physical (with food) or psychological (with a situation).

Variants and Related Words

• Chán ngắt (adj): extremely bored or dull.
  • Bộ phim này chán ngắt. (This movie is extremely dull.)
• Ngán (adj/verb): to be tired of, to have had enough (often used with food or repetitive things).
  • Tôi ngán ăn thịt kho rồi. (I'm tired of eating braised pork.)

Synonyms

• Fed up: having had too much of something; annoyed or bored.
• Satiated: having had enough or more than enough of something, especially food.
• Stuffed: (informal) having eaten so much that one cannot eat more.

Related Idioms

• Chán như cơm nếp nát: (as bored as mushy sticky rice) – to be extremely bored.
  • Công việc lặp đi lặp lại khiến tôi thấy chán như cơm nếp nát. (The repetitive work makes me feel extremely bored.)

1. Entirely satiated with