xái nhì

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Opium residue: The burnt or scraped residue left in an opium pipe after smoking, which can be collected and smoked again.
   • (Vulgar, figurative) Leftovers/Remnants: Vulgar slang referring to something used, consumed, or discarded by someone else that is then taken and used by another person.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Hắn thu lại xái nhì để hút tiếp. (He collected the opium residue to smoke again.)
  • Đồ ăn này chẳng khác gì xái nhì, ai thèm! (This food is no different from someone's leftovers, who would want it!)

Advanced Usage

• The term is strongly associated with the context of opium addiction and is considered coarse slang. Its figurative use conveys strong contempt, implying something is worthless, used, or second-hand.

Variants and Related Words

• Xái: A shorter, more general slang term for a residue or leftover substance, often in the context of drugs.

Synonyms

• Dregs: The remnants of a liquid left in a container.
• Leftovers: Something, especially food, remaining after the rest has been used or consumed.
• Residue: A small amount of something that remains after the main part has gone or been taken.

Related Idioms

• Ăn xái nhì: (Vulgar) To use someone else's cast-offs or leftovers.
  • Hắn ta chỉ quen ăn xái nhì của người khác. (He is only accustomed to using other people's cast-offs.)