Definition

1. Adjective (used in a compound predicate):
   • Beside oneself (with intense emotion): Describes a state of being overwhelmed or carried away by a powerful feeling, typically extreme happiness or joy. It is almost exclusively used in combination with adjectives like "sướng" (happy/pleased) or "mừng" (joyful/glad) to intensify them.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cô ấy sướng rơn khi nhận được tin. (She was beside herself with happiness upon hearing the news.)
  • Cả nhà mừng rơn vì anh đã về. (The whole family was beside themselves with joy because he had returned.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "rơn" is a bound morpheme in Vietnamese. It cannot stand alone as an independent word and must be paired with a preceding adjective describing emotion to form a compound predicate (e.g., "sướng rơn", "mừng rơn"). This structure functions as a single, intensified adjectival phrase.

Variants and Related Words

• Sướng rơn (adj phrase): To be beside oneself with happiness/pleasure.
• Mừng rơn (adj phrase): To be beside oneself with joy/delight.

Synonyms

• Overjoyed: Extremely happy.
• Ecstatic: Feeling or expressing overwhelming happiness.
• Delirious: In a state of wild excitement or ecstasy.

Related Idioms

• There are no common idioms using "rơn" independently, as it is only used in the fixed emotional compound phrases described above.

1. Beside oneself
   • Sướng rơn
     To be beside oneself with happiness
   • Mừng rơn
     To be beside oneself with joy