xin xỉn

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Slightly drunk; tipsy: Describes a state of mild intoxication from alcohol, where one is affected but not heavily drunk.
   • Drunk; intoxicated: In a broader or more emphatic sense, it can describe a state of being drunk.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Anh ấy uống hai ly bia và đã hơi xin xỉn. (He drank two beers and was a little tipsy.)
  • Đừng lái xe khi bạn đang xin xỉn. (Don't drive when you are drunk.)

Advanced Usage

• The word is often used in informal, colloquial contexts to describe the state of being under the influence of alcohol. It can imply a lesser degree of intoxication than words like "say" (very drunk).

Variants and Related Words

• Xỉn (adj): Drunk; intoxicated. This is the root form. "Xin xỉn" is a reduplicative variant that can soften or emphasize the state.
  • Nó đã xỉn sau bữa tiệc. (He was drunk after the party.)

Synonyms

• Tipsy: Slightly drunk.
• Intoxicated: Affected by alcohol.
• Drunk: Under the influence of alcohol.

Related Idioms

• Xin xỉn quắc cần câu: To be very drunk, completely intoxicated (emphatic idiom).
  • Sau cuộc nhậu, nó xin xỉn quắc cần câu. (After the drinking session, he was completely plastered.)