sặc sụa

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sặc sụa

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Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Reeking of; having a strong, unpleasant, and overpowering smell: Describes an odor that is intensely foul, pungent, or offensive, often causing a sensation of being choked or overwhelmed.
    • Characterized by a thick, suffocating quality: Often used for smells that are dense and pervasive, like smoke or heavy fumes.

  2. Adverb:

    • Reekingly; in a manner that produces a strong, choking smell: Used to modify a verb, indicating that an action is accompanied by or results in a powerful, unpleasant odor.
Usage Examples

  • Adjective:

    • Căn phòng sặc sụa mùi thuốc lá. (The room was reeking of cigarette smoke.)
    • Không khí sặc sụa sau vụ cháy. (The air was reekingly thick after the fire.)

  • Adverb:

    • Anh ta hút thuốc sặc sụa. (He smoked reekingly. / He smoked, filling the air with thick smoke.)
    • Món ăn được nướng lên sặc sụa mùi khét. (The food was grilled, smelling reekingly of burnt odor.)
Advanced Usage
  • The word "sặc sụa" often implies a negative, involuntary reaction to the smell, such as coughing, gagging, or feeling suffocated. It is stronger than simply "có mùi" (having a smell) and indicates an excessive, intrusive quality.
  • It can be used metaphorically in literature to describe an atmosphere saturated with a non-physical quality, though this is less common.
Variants and Related Words
  • Sặc (v): to choke, to gag (often from fluid or smoke). This is the root verb implying choking.
    • Bé bị sặc sữa. (The baby choked on milk.)
  • Ngột ngạt (adj): stifling, suffocating (can refer to air or atmosphere, not solely smell).
    • Thời tiết ngột ngạt. (The weather is stifling.)
Synonyms
  • Reeking: giving off a strong, unpleasant smell.
  • Stinking: having a foul odor.
  • Pungent: having a sharply strong taste or smell.
  • Suffocating: causing difficulty in breathing; overly dense (as in smoke).
Related Idioms and Phrases
  • Cười sặc sụa: to laugh uncontrollably until one chokes or is breathless. This is a common idiomatic extension where "sặc sụa" describes the intensity of the action (laughing) rather than a smell.
    • Nghe câu chuyện cười, cả bàn cười sặc sụa. (Hearing the joke, the whole table laughed until they choked.)
sặc sụa

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adj, adv
  1. reeking of; reekingly