Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Luxurious, stylish, chic: Describes something that is fashionable, elegant, or appears expensive and high-class.
   • Generous, open-handed: Describes a person who spends money freely and lavishly, often to show off wealth or status.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Anh ấy lái một chiếc xe rất sộp. (He drives a very luxurious car.)
  • Nhà hàng này trông thật sộp. (This restaurant looks really chic.)
  • Ông chủ mới rất sộp, thường đãi nhân viên ăn trưa. (The new boss is very generous, often treating employees to lunch.)

Advanced Usage

• "Khách sộp": A lavish, big-spending customer.
  • Cửa hàng luôn mong đợi những vị khách sộp. (The shop always looks forward to big-spending customers.)
• "Vớ được món sộp": To get a great deal or a lucky find (something valuable for a good price).
  • Anh ta vớ được món sộp khi mua chiếc đồng hồ cũ đó. (He got a great deal when he bought that vintage watch.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sộp sệp (adj., reduplicative): An intensified form, emphasizing something as very luxurious or flashy.
  • Cô ấy diện một bộ đồ sộp sệp đến dự tiệc. (She wore a very flashy outfit to the party.)

Synonyms

• Sang trọng: Luxurious, classy.
• Hào phóng: Generous, lavish.
• Chảnh (slang): Stylish, posh (can have a slightly negative connotation of being snobbish).

Related Idioms

• "Thả con săn sắt, bắt con cá sộp": Literally "to release a 'săn sắt' fish to catch a 'cá sộp' fish." This idiom means to make a small investment or sacrifice in hopes of a much larger gain. (Note: "cá sộp" here is a type of fish, but the idiom plays on the word 'sộp' to imply a valuable catch).
  • Việc đầu tư ban đầu giống như thả con săn sắt, bắt con cá sộp vậy. (The initial investment is like making a small sacrifice for a big gain.)

adj

1. swell, luxurious open-handed, generous