Definition

1. Adjective:
   • A bright, vivid, and intense red color: Describes a shade of red that is strikingly bright, pure, and often eye-catching, similar to vermilion or scarlet.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Chiếc áo đầm của cô ấy có màu đỏ chót. (Her dress is a staring red color.)
  • Những chiếc lá phong vào mùa thu chuyển sang màu đỏ chót. (The maple leaves turn a vivid red in the autumn.)
  • Cô ấy tô son màu đỏ chót. (She applies a bright red lipstick.)

Advanced Usage

• Used for emphasis: Often employed to emphasize the intensity, purity, or striking nature of the red color, distinguishing it from duller or darker reds.
  • Bầu trời hoàng hôn nhuộm một màu đỏ chót. (The sunset sky was dyed a brilliant, staring red.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đỏ (adj): Red. The base color.
• Đỏ rực (adj): Glowing or blazing red, often implying heat or light.
• Đỏ tươi (adj): Fresh, bright red.
• Đỏ thắm (adj): Deep, dark red; crimson.
• Đỏ au (adj): Reddish, often used for hair or fur (e.g., auburn).

Synonyms

• Đỏ rực: Blazing red.
• Đỏ tươi: Bright red.
• Đỏ son: Vermilion red (like lipstick).

Related Phrases and Idioms

(Note: "đỏ chót" itself is not typically part of fixed idioms, but it can appear in descriptive phrases.) - Đỏ như gấc: As red as gấc fruit (a very bright red). This idiom conveys a similar intensity of color. - Đỏ như mặt trời: As red as the sun.

1. Staring red