Definition

1. Noun:
   • Strong alcohol; spirits; hard liquor: An alcoholic beverage with a high alcohol content, typically produced by distillation (e.g., whiskey, vodka, brandy, rum), as opposed to fermented beverages like beer or wine.
   • Brandy: Specifically, a type of strong alcohol made by distilling wine or fermented fruit juice.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy chỉ thỉnh thoảng uống một chút rượu mạnh. (He only occasionally drinks a little hard liquor.)
  • Quầy bar có nhiều loại rượu mạnh như whisky và vodka. (The bar has many types of spirits like whisky and vodka.)
  • Sau bữa tối, ông ấy thưởng thức một ly rượu mạnh brandy. (After dinner, he enjoys a glass of brandy.)

Advanced Usage

• "rượu mạnh nguyên chất": straight spirits / neat spirits (alcohol served without mixers).
  • Ông ấy thích uống rượu whisky nguyên chất với đá. (He likes to drink whisky neat with ice.)
• The term is often used in contrast to "rượu nhẹ" (light alcohol, e.g., beer, wine) or "rượu vang" (wine).

Variants and Related Words

• Rượu (n): Alcohol; a general term for alcoholic beverages.
• Rượu đế (n): A traditional Vietnamese rice spirit, a specific type of strong alcohol.
• Rượu ngoại (n): Imported spirits/liquor.
• Rượu nếp (n): Glutinous rice wine, which can sometimes be strong.
• Cồn (n): Ethanol; pure alcohol (used scientifically or industrially).

Synonyms

• Rượu nguyên chất: Pure/distilled alcohol.
• Rượu cất: Distilled spirits (emphasizes the production method).
• Đồ uống có cồn mạnh: Strong alcoholic drink (more formal/descriptive).

Related Phrases / Collocations

• Nghiện rượu mạnh: To be addicted to hard liquor.
• Say rượu mạnh: To be drunk from spirits.
• Pha rượu mạnh: To mix spirits (with other beverages).
• Độ cồn/rượu mạnh cao: High alcohol proof/strength.

1. Strong alcohol; brandy