Definition

1. Adjective/Adverbial phrase:
   • Satisfied (a craving/desire), having had one's fill (of something craved): Indicates the state of having fully satisfied a specific, often strong, desire or craving, typically for food or drink. It conveys a sense of deep contentment after indulging in something one has been longing for.

Usage Examples

• Adjective/Adverbial phrase:
  • Ăn một tô phở thật to cho đã thèm. (Eat a really big bowl of pho to satisfy the craving.)
  • Uống cà phê sáng nay thế là đã thèm rồi. (Drinking coffee this morning means the craving is now satisfied.)
  • Cậu ấy chơi game cả ngày cho đã thèm. (He played games all day to his heart's content.)

Advanced Usage

• "cho đã thèm": This is the most common construction, meaning "to satisfy the craving/desire fully" or "to one's heart's content." It often follows a verb describing the indulgent action.
  • Hôm nay tôi sẽ ngủ nướng cho đã thèm. (Today I will sleep in to my heart's content.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đã (adj): Can mean "already" or, in this context, implies a state of being satisfied, full, or done.
• Thèm (v/n): To crave, to desire; a craving, a yearning. It is the core word for the desire that is being satisfied.
• Đã cơn thèm: A less common but synonymous phrase meaning "satisfied the craving."

Synonyms

• Thỏa mãn (cơn thèm): To satisfy (a craving).
• Thỏa cơn thèm: To quench/satiate the craving.
• Đã cơn: (Colloquial) To have had one's fill.

Related Phrases

• Đã thèm rồi: (Spoken) Emphasizes the state is already achieved; "The craving is already satisfied."
  • Ăn hai cái bánh, đã thèm rồi. (Ate two cakes, I'm satisfied now.)

Related Idioms

• Ăn cho đã đời: To eat to one's absolute fill (often with a sense of indulgence or after a period of lack). This idiom is stronger and broader than "đã thèm," implying deep, comprehensive satisfaction.
  • Sau tuần ăn kiêng, cô ấy ăn buffet cho đã đời. (After a week of dieting, she ate at the buffet to her absolute fill.)

1. Satiate one's yearning (for drinks...)
   • Uống ba cốc bia lớn cho đã thèm
     To satiateone's yearning for a drink with tree big glasses of beer