cung thang

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A very drunk person; a drunkard: A direct and often derogatory term for someone who is extremely intoxicated with alcohol.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Nhìn hắn say rượu mà loạng choạng, đúng là một tên cung thang. (Look at him staggering from drunkenness, he's truly a drunkard.)
  • Quán bar đó lúc nào cũng đầy những cung thang. (That bar is always full of drunks.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is considered informal and carries a strong negative connotation, implying not just intoxication but also a lack of control or dignity. It is more harsh than neutral terms like "người say" (drunk person).

Variants and Related Words

• Say (adj/verb): drunk; to be drunk.

  • Ông ấy say đến mức không thể lái xe. (He was too drunk to drive.)

• Kẻ say rượu (n phr): a drunkard (a more descriptive phrase).

  • Khu phố này có nhiều kẻ say rượu lang thang. (This neighborhood has many drunkards wandering around.)

Synonyms

• Drunkard: a person who is habitually drunk.
• Sot: an archaic term for a habitual drunkard.
• Alcoholic: a person suffering from alcoholism (more clinical, but can be used in similar contexts).

Related Idioms

• Say tít cung thang: to be dead drunk; completely and utterly intoxicated.
  • Sau bữa nhậu, anh ta say tít cung thang. (After the drinking party, he was dead drunk.)