túy luý

Một người đàn ông say túy luý ngồi bên bàn rượu.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Extremely drunk; dead drunk; in a state of severe intoxication: Describes a condition of being profoundly and completely drunk from alcohol, often to the point of losing control or consciousness.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Sau bữa tiệc, anh ta say túy luý. (After the party, he was dead drunk.)
  • Không nên uống đến mức túy luý. (One should not drink to the point of severe intoxication.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "túy luý" is a literary or formal adjective. It is stronger and more vivid than the common word "say" (drunk). It often implies a negative judgment on the state of excessive drinking.

Variants and Related Words

• Say (adj): drunk, intoxicated.

  • Anh ấy hơi say. (He is a little drunk.)

• Say mèm (adj): very drunk, plastered (colloquial).

  • Ông ấy uống và say mèm. (He drank and got plastered.)

Synonyms

• Dead drunk: Unconscious from alcohol.
• Blind drunk: Extremely intoxicated.
• Inebriated: Formal term for drunk.

Related Idioms

• Say bí tỉ: to be completely drunk, out cold.
  • Nó uống rượu say bí tỉ. (He drank until he was out cold.)