hơi men

Thân thiện

Một người đàn ông ngồi trong quán rượu với hơi men nồng nặc.

Definition

Noun: - The heady bouquet or vapor of alcohol: Refers specifically to the potent, intoxicating aroma or vapor that rises from alcoholic beverages, often associated with the initial feeling of lightheadedness or slight intoxication.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Căn phòng ngập tràn hơi men từ những ly rượu. (The room was filled with the heady bouquet from the glasses of wine.)
  • Hơi men từ bia khiến anh cảm thấy chếnh choáng. (The vapor from the beer made him feel tipsy.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is often used in literary or descriptive contexts to evoke the sensory experience of alcohol, focusing on its aroma and its subtle intoxicating effect, rather than the state of being drunk.
• It can describe the atmosphere of a place where alcohol is present.

Variants and Related Words

• Men (Noun): Yeast; often used metaphorically to refer to the fermenting or intoxicating element in alcohol.
• Hơi (Noun): Vapor, breath, or a slight amount of something.

Synonyms

• Mùi rượu: The smell of alcohol.
• Hương rượu: The aroma of wine/liquor (can be more neutral or positive).

Related Phrases/Idioms

• Hơi men chếnh choáng / chếch choáng: A set phrase describing the lightheaded, dizzy, or tipsy feeling induced by the bouquet of alcohol.
  • Sau một ngụm nhỏ, hơi men chếnh choáng khiến cô mỉm cười. (After a small sip, the heady vapor made her smile tipsily.)

Học thuật

1. Heady bouquet of alcohol
   • Hơi men chếch choáng
     Tipsy with the heady bouquet of alcohol