Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Bulging, swollen, distended: Describes something that is abnormally or noticeably swollen, protruding, or full to the point of expansion, often due to being filled.

Usage

• The word kếch is almost exclusively used in the fixed, idiomatic expression "ăn no kếch bụng". It describes the state of one's belly being extremely full and visibly distended after eating a large amount.
• It is a literary or somewhat rare term in modern Vietnamese. In everyday speech, simpler adjectives like (tight, full) or (swollen) might be used in similar contexts, but "kếch bụng" carries a specific, vivid imagery.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Ăn no kếch bụng rồi, không thể ăn thêm miếng nào nữa. (I've eaten until my belly is bulging; I can't have another bite.)
  • Bữa tiệc thịnh soạn khiến mọi người đều no kếch bụng. (The sumptuous feast left everyone with bulging bellies.)

Advanced Usage

• The term kếch itself is not commonly used outside of the idiom "kếch bụng". Its usage is highly specific and figurative, emphasizing a state of extreme fullness.

Variants and Related Words

• Căng (adj): Tight, taut, full. Can be used more generally (e.g., - a full/tight belly).
• Phình (v, adj): To swell, to bulge. Can describe swelling from various causes (e.g., - a swollen belly).
• Trương (v): To distend, to expand. Often used in medical or formal contexts.

Synonyms

• Phồng (adj): Swollen, inflated.
• Cương (adj, in specific contexts): Turgid, distended.

Related Idioms

• Ăn no kếch bụng: The primary and almost only idiom using this word. It means "to eat until one's belly is bulging/distended," i.e., to eat to absolute capacity.
  • Hôm nay tôi định ăn no kếch bụng. (Today I plan to eat until I'm completely stuffed.)

1. Bulging
   • Ăn no kếch bụng
     To eat until one's belly bulges, to eat one's fill