út
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Youngest (child): Used specifically to describe the last-born or the child with the smallest age among siblings in a family.
- Smallest (digit): Used to describe the little finger or the little toe, the smallest digit on the hand or foot.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Chị ấy là con út trong gia đình. (She is the youngest child in the family.)
- Anh ấy bị đau ngón tay út. (He has a pain in his little finger.)
- Em út của tôi rất nghịch ngợm. (My youngest sibling is very mischievous.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "út" is almost exclusively used in kinship contexts or for describing the smallest digits. It is not typically used as a general adjective for "small" in other situations (e.g., a small house would not be called "nhà út").
Variants and Related Words
Con út (n): the youngest child.
- Bố mẹ rất cưng chiều con út. (Parents often dote on the youngest child.)
Em út (n): the youngest sibling (when speaking from an older sibling's perspective).
- Em út của tôi vừa vào đại học. (My youngest sibling just started university.)
Synonyms
- Youngest: last in order of birth.
- Last-born: the child born most recently.
Related Idioms
Cưng như con út: To pamper or dote on someone as if they were the youngest child.
- Ông ấy cưng con chó như con út. (He dotes on his dog as if it were his youngest child.)
Út mà không phải út: A saying implying someone acts spoiled or youthful despite not being the actual youngest, often used humorously or critically.
- Cô ấy đã 30 tuổi mà vẫn được chiều, đúng là út mà không phải út. (She's 30 years old and still gets pampered; it's a case of being the "youngest" without actually being it.)