chết khát
Definition
- Verb phrase:
- To die of thirst: The literal meaning of "chết khát" is to perish from a severe lack of water or fluids.
- To be extremely thirsty / to be parched: In a hyperbolic or figurative sense, it describes the state of suffering from intense thirst.
Usage Examples
- Literal:
- Những người lạc trong sa mạc có thể chết khát. (People lost in the desert can die of thirst.)
- Figurative / Hyperbolic:
- Đi bộ dưới nắng cả tiếng, tôi chết khát rồi. (After walking in the sun for an hour, I am parched.)
Advanced Usage
- Used to emphasize a desperate need or desire for something non-liquid, similar to the English "dying for."
- Tôi chết khát một tin tốt lành. (I am dying for some good news.)
Variants and Related Words
- Khát (adj): thirsty.
- Đứa trẻ khát nước. (The child is thirsty for water.)
- Khát nước (verb phrase): to be thirsty (for water).
- Tôi đang khát nước. (I am thirsty.)
Synonyms
- Perish from thirst: to die due to lack of water.
- Be parched: to be extremely dry and thirsty.
- Be dehydrated: to suffer from a lack of bodily fluids.
Related Idioms
- Chết đói: to die of hunger. Often used in parallel with "chết khát" to describe extreme deprivation.
- Trong nạn đói, nhiều người chết đói hơn là chết khát. (During the famine, more people died of hunger than of thirst.)