Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Very rich, very wealthy: "giàu sụ" describes a person who possesses an exceptionally large amount of money, property, or valuable assets. It emphasizes an extreme degree of wealth, beyond simply being "giàu" (rich).

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Gia đình ông ấy giàu sụ nhờ kinh doanh bất động sản. (His family is very wealthy from real estate business.)
  • Cô ấy kết hôn với một doanh nhân giàu sụ. (She married a very rich businessman.)
  • Khu này toàn dân giàu sụ sinh sống. (This area is inhabited by very wealthy people.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "sụ" is a colloquial intensifier added to "giàu" to amplify its meaning. It is informal and conveys a sense of being "rolling in money" or "filthy rich."
• It is often used in spoken Vietnamese and informal contexts to express exaggeration or strong emphasis on the level of wealth.

Variants and Related Words

• Giàu (adj): Rich, wealthy. This is the standard, neutral term.
• Giàu có (adj): Affluent, well-off. Slightly more formal than "giàu."
• Giàu nứt đố đổ vách (idiomatic adj): An even more vivid and informal idiom meaning extremely rich, literally "rich to the point of cracking walls."

Synonyms

• Cực kỳ giàu có: Extremely affluent.
• Tỷ phú: Billionaire (a specific term for extreme wealth).
• Phú hộ: A wealthy person, magnate (a more literary or slightly old-fashioned term).

Related Idioms

• Giàu sụ itself functions as a colloquial idiom due to the added intensifier "sụ."
• Tiền đầy túi: Having pockets full of money (to describe being rich).
• Ngập trong nhung lụa: Living in silk and luxury.

adj

1. Very rich, very wealthy