Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Extremely happy, overjoyed, thrilled to bits: Describes a state of intense happiness or delight, often to the point of being beside oneself with joy. It conveys a stronger, more effusive feeling than simply "happy" or "pleased."
   • Deliriously pleased: Suggests a giddy, almost overwhelming sense of satisfaction or pleasure.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Nghe tin đó, nó sướng rơn lên. (Hearing that news, he was overjoyed.)
  • Được khen như vậy, cô ấy sướng rơn cả người. (Being praised like that, she was thrilled all over.)
  • Tôi sướng rơn khi nhận được quà. (I was deliriously happy when I received the gift.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is highly colloquial and expressive. It is often used in informal spoken language to exaggerate a positive emotional reaction. The intensity can sometimes carry a slight nuance of childish or unrestrained glee.

Variants and Related Words

• Sướng (adj): happy, pleased, feeling physical or mental pleasure.

  • Tôi cảm thấy rất sướng. (I feel very pleased.)

• Mừng rơn (adj): very glad, overjoyed (often used interchangeably with "sướng rơn," though "mừng" leans more towards "glad" about news or an event).

  • Anh ấy mừng rơn khi gặp lại bạn cũ. (He was overjoyed when he met his old friend again.)

Synonyms

• Overjoyed: extremely happy.
• Thrilled: very excited and pleased.
• Elated: in high spirits, exultantly proud and joyful.
• On cloud nine: idiom meaning extremely happy.

Related Idioms

• Sướng như tắm mùa hè: (Happy as if bathing in summer) – an idiom expressing great pleasure and refreshment.

  • Được nghỉ phép, anh ấy sướng như tắm mùa hè. (Getting leave, he was as happy as could be.)

• Sướng điên người: (So happy it drives one crazy) – emphasizes an extreme, almost overwhelming level of happiness.

  • Thắng giải độc đắc, ông ấy sướng điên người. (Winning the jackpot, he was crazy with joy.)