say mèềm
Definition
- Adjective:
- Completely intoxicated; dead drunk: Describes a state of extreme drunkenness where a person has lost full control of their faculties, often to the point of being unconscious or immobile.
- Figuratively, deeply engrossed or infatuated: Used to describe being utterly absorbed or enchanted by something (e.g., a person, a sound, a feeling) to an excessive degree.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Sau bữa tiệc, anh ta say mèm và không thể tự về nhà. (After the party, he was dead drunk and couldn't get home by himself.)
- Cô ấy say mèm trước vẻ đẹp của bức tranh. (She was utterly enchanted by the beauty of the painting.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is stronger and more vivid than the standard word "say" (drunk). It emphasizes a total loss of control or awareness due to intoxication or overwhelming emotion.
Variants and Related Words
Say (adj): drunk, intoxicated.
- Anh ấy hơi say sau hai ly rượu. (He is a bit drunk after two glasses of wine.)
Say xỉn (adj): drunk, tipsy (common colloquial term).
- Không nên lái xe khi say xỉn. (You shouldn't drive when drunk.)
Synonyms
- Dead drunk: Unconscious from alcohol.
- Completely plastered: Very drunk (slang).
- Enraptured: Filled with great delight or joy.
- Bewitched: Cast under a spell of fascination.
Related Idioms
- Say mèm say mệt: An intensified phrase emphasizing a state of being completely and utterly drunk or besotted.
- Anh ấy về nhà trong tình trạng say mèm say mệt. (He came home in a state of being completely and utterly drunk.)