Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having a drunken drawl: Describes a slow, prolonged, and often indistinct manner of speaking that occurs when someone is slightly intoxicated or tipsy from alcohol.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Anh ấy mới uống vài chén rượu đã khề khà. (He had a drunken drawl after only a few cups of wine.)
  • Giọng nói khề khà của ông ấy làm mọi người buồn cười. (His drunkenly drawling voice made everyone laugh.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "khề khà" is almost exclusively used to describe speech affected by alcohol. It implies a state of being pleasantly or mildly drunk, not severely intoxicated.

Variants and Related Words

• Ngà ngà say (adj): slightly drunk, tipsy. This describes the state that typically causes someone to speak with a "khề khà" voice.

Synonyms

• Drawling: speaking slowly with prolonged vowel sounds.
• Slurring: speaking indistinctly, often associated with drunkenness (though "slurring" can imply more severe intoxication than "khề khà").

Related Idioms

• While "khề khà" itself is not typically part of a longer idiom, it is commonly used in the fixed phrase "giọng khề khà" (a drunkenly drawling voice).

1. Have a drunken drawl
   • Mới uống vài chén rượu đã khề khà
     To have a drunken drawl only after drinking a few cups of a alcohol