Definitions

1. Adjective:
   • Full, satiated: Having reached maximum capacity, completely satisfying a need or desire. Often used for eating, sleeping, or filling something to the brim.
   • Plump, slightly fat: (Of a body or part of it) full, rounded, and somewhat fleshy or corpulent.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Full, satiated):

  • Ăn no đẫy bụng. (To eat until one's stomach is completely full/satiated.)
  • Ngủ đẫy mắt. (To sleep to one's heart's content / until fully rested.)
  • Bông lúa đẫy hạt. (The rice ear is full of grains.)

• Adjective (Plump, slightly fat):

  • Vóc người đẫy. (A plump/full-bodied figure.)
  • Dạo này trông cô ấy đẫy ra. (Lately, she looks plumper / more filled out.)

Advanced Usage

• "đẫy đà": This is a common compound adjective meaning "corpulent," "voluptuous," or "big and fat" in a descriptive, often non-pejorative way. It emphasizes a full, ample, and well-rounded physique.
  • Thân hình đẫy đà. (A voluptuous/corpulent body.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đầy: Means "full" in a more general sense (e.g., a full cup, full of people). Đẫy implies a sense of complete saturation or fulfillment of a specific capacity (like a stomach, a day's work, or a body's shape).
• Béo: Means "fat" or "oily." Đẫy is less direct and often carries a more neutral or even positive connotation of healthy plumpness compared to béo.
• Mập: Means "fat" or "chubby." Similar to béo, but đẫy can sound softer and more descriptive.

Synonyms

• No nê: Satiated, full (from eating).
• Đầy đặn: Plump, full-figured.
• Tròn trĩnh: Plump, chubby, round.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Làm đẫy: To do something for the full duration or to completely fill something. (Note: This is a verb phrase using đẫy as a complement).
  • Lao động đẫy ngày. (To labor for the full day.)
• Ăn đẫy: To eat one's fill. (Note: This is a verb phrase).
  • Hôm nay được ăn đẫy một bữa. (Today we got to eat to our heart's content.)

adj

1. fat
   • đẫy đà
     corpulent;big and fat