Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Plump, full, well-rounded: Describes a face, cheeks, or physical features that are rounded, full, and pleasantly fleshy, suggesting health or a pleasing appearance.
   • Upright, honorable, generous: Describes a person's character, behavior, or dealings as being morally sound, decent, and ample in spirit or integrity.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Physical):

  • Cô bé có khuôn mặt rất đầy đặn. (The little girl has a very full, plump face.)
  • Má cô ấy hồng hào và đầy đặn. (Her cheeks are rosy and plump.)

• Adjective (Character):

  • Ông ấy ăn ở đầy đặn với mọi người. (He conducts himself in an upright, honorable way with everyone.)
  • Một con người đầy đặn về nhân cách. (A person of generous, ample character.)

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used metaphorically to describe things that are "full" or "well-rounded" in a non-physical sense, such as a well-developed idea or a comprehensive plan, though this is less common.
  • Bài phát biểu có nội dung đầy đặn. (The speech had substantial, well-rounded content.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đầy đủ (adj): sufficient, complete, adequate. (Note: This is a different word focusing on completeness rather than physical fullness or moral integrity.)
• Phúng phính (adj): chubby, plump (often used specifically for cheeks).

Synonyms

• Plump / Full-faced: for the physical description.
• Honorable / Decent / Upstanding: for the character description.
• Generous: in the sense of spirit or character.

Related Idioms

• Ăn ở đầy đặn: This is a fixed phrase meaning "to live and act in an upright, honorable, and generous manner."
  • Cả đời bà ấy ăn ở đầy đặn với xóm giềng. (All her life, she has conducted herself honorably with the neighbors.)

1. Plump-faced, plump-cheeked, full-faced
   • Mặt mũi đầy đặn
     To be plump-faced, to have a full-faced
2. Upright, honourable
   • Ăn ở đầy đặn
     To be have uprightly, to be upright in one's dealings with others