say rượu
Definition
- Adjective:
- Drunk; intoxicated: The state of having one's physical and mental faculties impaired by the consumption of alcohol.
- Inebriated: A formal term for being under the influence of alcohol.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Sau ba ly whisky, anh ta hoàn toàn say rượu. (After three glasses of whisky, he was completely drunk.)
- Lái xe khi say rượu là rất nguy hiểm. (Driving while drunk is very dangerous.)
- Ông ấy nói những điều ngớ ngẩn khi say rượu. (He says silly things when he is intoxicated.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase can describe a temporary state. It is often used in legal and social contexts to discuss the consequences of alcohol consumption.
- "Say rượu bí tỉ": to be dead drunk; to be completely plastered.
- Anh ấy về nhà trong tình trạng say rượu bí tỉ. (He came home in a state of being dead drunk.)
Variants and Related Words
- Say (adj): drunk; can be used with other substances (e.g., - high on drugs) or metaphorically (e.g., - sunstroke).
- Sự say rượu (n): drunkenness; intoxication; the state or condition of being drunk.
- Sự say rượu của anh ấy kéo dài cả ngày. (His drunkenness lasted the whole day.)
Synonyms
- Drunk: affected by alcohol to the extent of losing control.
- Intoxicated: a more formal term for being drunk.
- Inebriated: a literary or formal synonym for drunk.
Related Idioms
- Say như chết: to be drunk as a skunk; to be extremely drunk and unconscious.
- Họ khiêng anh ta về vì anh ta say như chết. (They carried him home because he was drunk as a skunk.)
- Say khướt: to be very drunk; to be tipsy.
- Chỉ một ly rượu cũng đủ làm cô ấy say khướt. (Just one glass of wine was enough to make her very tipsy.)