Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Oppressively hot and stuffy: Describes an atmosphere or space that becomes uncomfortably, suffocatingly hot, often due to poor ventilation or overcrowding.
   • Covetous; Greedily desirous: Describes an intense, often envious, desire for something, particularly material possessions or wealth belonging to others.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Hot/Stuffy):

  • Phòng đông người ngốt lên được. (The room grew oppressively hot because of the crowd.)
  • Gian phòng đông ngốt. (The crowded room is stiflingly hot.)

• Adjective (Covetous):

  • Ngốt của lấy vợ già hơn mình. (To marry a girl older than oneself because one covets her wealth.)
  • Ngốt của của thiên hạ. (To covet other people's property.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "ngốt" is considered a colloquial or informal term. Its usage is more common in spoken Vietnamese or in descriptive prose to convey a strong sensory or emotional state.

Variants and Related Words

• Ngột ngạt (adj): This is a more standard and commonly used synonym, primarily meaning "stifling," "suffocating," or "oppressive" (used for atmosphere, heat, or situations).
  • Thời tiết mùa hè thật ngột ngạt. (The summer weather is truly stifling.)

Synonyms

• Oppressively hot: Stifling, suffocating, sweltering.
• Covetous: Greedy, avaricious, desirous, envious.

Related Idioms

• While "ngốt" itself is not frequently used in many fixed idioms, the concept is related to expressions about greed or discomfort:
  • Tham lam vô độ: Insatiably greedy.
  • Nóng như lửa đốt: As hot as burning fire (to describe intense heat).

1. Grow oppressively hot
   • Phòng đông người ngốt lên được
     The room grew oppressivedly hot because of a crowd
2. Covet
   • Ngốt của lấy vợ già hơn mình
     To marry a girl older than one because one convets her wealth