Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Passionately absorbed or engrossed: Describes a state of being deeply and intensely immersed in an activity or emotion, often to the point of losing awareness of one's surroundings.
   • Habitually indulgent: Refers to being habitually and excessively devoted to a particular pleasure or interest, such as drinking.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Anh ấy say sưa kể về chuyến phiêu lưu của mình. (He was passionately absorbed in telling the story of his adventure.)
  • Cô ấy say sưa đọc cuốn tiểu thuyết mới. (She was deeply engrossed in reading the new novel.)
  • Ông cụ say sưa với men rượu. (The old man was habitually indulgent with alcohol.)

Advanced Usage

• Used to describe a state of metaphorical intoxication from an emotion or activity, not just from substances.
  • Say sưa trong hạnh phúc. (Intoxicated with happiness.)
  • Say sưa với âm nhạc. (Enraptured by music.)

Variants and Related Words

• Say (adj/verb): Primarily means drunk from alcohol, but can also mean deeply affected by something.
  • Say rượu. (To be drunk.)
  • Say nắng. (To have sunstroke; literally, "drunk from the sun").

Synonyms

• Engrossed: Having all one's attention or interest absorbed.
• Enraptured: Filled with great pleasure or joy.
• Indulgent: Allowing oneself to enjoy the pleasure of something habitually.
• Absorbed: Very interested in something and not paying attention to anything else.

Related Idioms

• Say sưa chè chén: To be indulgent in eating and drinking.
  • Không nên say sưa chè chén. (One should not be indulgent in feasting and drinking.)

1. be in the habit of
2. passionately deep
3. keep in