Definition

1. Adverb (used after an adjective):
   • Bracingly, refreshingly: Used to intensify an adjective, particularly those describing a pleasant physical sensation like coolness, conveying a sense of deep, penetrating, and agreeable freshness.
   • Very, extremely: Used to intensify an adjective, often those describing a mental or emotional state, conveying a profound degree of that quality.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:
  • Gió mát rượi. (A refreshingly cool wind.)
  • Buồn rượi. (Very sad.)
  • Căn phòng lạnh rượi. (The room is chillingly cold.)

Advanced Usage

• "rười rượi": This is a reduplicated form (láy) of the word, which strengthens the intensity of the feeling. It is commonly used with emotions.
  • Buồn rười rượi. (Profoundly sad, deeply sorrowful.)
  • Thất vọng rười rượi. (Extremely disappointed.)

Variants and Related Words

• Rười rượi (adv): The reduplicated, more emphatic form meaning "extremely," "intensely," or "profoundly," primarily for abstract qualities.

Synonyms

• Refreshingly, bracingly (for sensations like coolness).
• Extremely, very, profoundly, intensely (for general intensification).

Notes on Usage

• "Rượi" is almost never used alone. It functions exclusively as an adverb of degree that follows and modifies an adjective (e.g., , ).
• Its usage is somewhat literary or poetic in modern Vietnamese, adding a descriptive nuance rather than being a neutral intensifier like "rất."

1. Bracingly, refreshingly
   • Gió mát rượi
     A refreshingly cool wind
2. Very
   • Buồn rượi
     Very sad
   • Rười rượi (láy, ý tăng)