Definition

1. 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.)