Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Blushing, reddening, flushed: Describes a reddish or pinkish color appearing on the skin, especially on the face or cheeks, typically due to a sudden, temporary emotional reaction like shyness, embarrassment, anger, or physical exertion. It implies a warm, noticeable, and often spreading red hue.
   • Glowing red: Can describe something taking on a warm, reddish glow, often from light or heat.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cô ấy xấu hổ đến mức hai má đỏ ửng. (She was so embarrassed that her cheeks flushed.)
  • Sau khi chạy bộ, mặt anh ấy đỏ ửng vì mệt. (After running, his face was flushed from exhaustion.)
  • Bầu trời buổi hoàng hôn đỏ ửng. (The sky at sunset was glowing red.)

Advanced Usage

• "Đỏ ửng lên": To blush/flush suddenly, to turn red.
  • Nghe lời khen, cậu bé đỏ ửng lên. (Hearing the compliment, the boy blushed.)
• "Đỏ ửng mặt": To have a flushed face.
  • Anh ta đỏ ửng mặt vì tức giận. (He turned red in the face with anger.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đỏ (adj): Red (the general color).
• Ửng đỏ (adj): Synonymous with "đỏ ửng", describing a reddish glow or flush.
  • Má cô ấy ửng đỏ. (Her cheeks were flushed.)
• Đỏ bừng (adj): To flush/turn deeply red suddenly, often more intense than "đỏ ửng".
  • Mặt anh ấy đỏ bừng vì xấu hổ. (His face turned crimson with shame.)
• Thẹn thùng (adj): Shy, bashful (describes the feeling, not the physical symptom).

Synonyms

• Hồng hào: Rosy, ruddy (describes a healthy, natural pink/red complexion, not temporary).
• Tía tai: To be so angry one's ears turn purple (idiomatic for extreme anger).

Related Idioms

• Đỏ mặt tía tai: To be red in the face and purple in the ears; to be extremely embarrassed or furious.
  • Ông ấy tức đến mức đỏ mặt tía tai. (He was so angry he turned red and purple.)

1. Blusing, reddening