Definition

Noun: * Rice alcohol: A type of distilled alcoholic beverage traditionally made from rice, often associated with informal or unregulated production. It is known for its high alcohol content and clear appearance.

Usage

• As a noun (subject/object):
  • Ông ấy thích uống rượu đế với bạn bè. (He likes to drink rice alcohol with friends.)
  • Rượu đế thường có nồng độ cồn rất cao.* (Rice alcohol usually has a very high alcohol content.)
• In a descriptive phrase:
  • Một chai rượu đế ngon. (A good bottle of rice alcohol.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "rượu đế" often carries connotations of being homemade, informally produced, or strong, rustic liquor. It is culturally distinct from commercially produced spirits like vodka or whiskey.
  • Trong bữa tiệc làng, mọi người cùng nâng ly rượu đế. (At the village feast, everyone raised their glasses of traditional rice liquor.)

Variants and Related Words

• Rượu gạo (n): Rice wine; a broader term that can refer to both fermented rice wine and distilled rice alcohol, but is less specific than "rượu đế".
• Rượu lậu (n): Moonshine; contraband or illicitly produced alcohol. This is a synonym often used in formal contexts to describe "rượu đế" produced illegally.
• Rượu nếp (n): Glutinous rice wine; a specific type of rice alcohol/wine made from sticky rice.

Synonyms

• Rượu lậu (n): Moonshine, illicit liquor.
• Rượu quê (n): Country liquor, rustic alcohol (emphasizing its traditional, rural origin).

Related Phrases / Idioms

• Say như chết đuối phải cọc (idiom): To be dead drunk. This idiom is often humorously associated with drinking strong, homemade alcohol like rượu đế.
  • Anh ta uống rượu đế và say như chết đuối phải cọc. (He drank rice alcohol and was dead drunk.)

noun

1. rice alcohol