Definition

Adjective: - Rosy, ruddy: Describes a fresh, healthy, and attractive reddish or pinkish complexion, often on the cheeks, typically resulting from good health, cold weather, or physical exertion. It implies a natural, vibrant glow.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Sau khi chạy bộ, cô ấy có đôi má đỏ hây. (After jogging, she had rosy cheeks.)
  • Những đứa trẻ khỏe mạnh thường có làn da đỏ hây. (Healthy children often have ruddy complexions.)
  • Gió lạnh làm cho mặt anh ấy đỏ hây lên. (The cold wind made his face turn rosy.)

Advanced Usage

• "đỏ hây hây": An intensified or more descriptive form, emphasizing the vibrant, glowing quality of the redness.
  • Đôi má bé đỏ hây hây trông thật đáng yêu. (The baby's glowing rosy cheeks look so adorable.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hây hây (adj): Often used as a reduplicative to modify "đỏ," emphasizing a gentle, spreading, and healthy glow. It is rarely used alone.
• Hồng hào (adj): Rosy and radiant; describes a complexion that is both pinkish and bright, indicating excellent health. It is a close synonym but can imply a more general healthy glow beyond just redness.
• Ửng hồng (adj): Flushed with pink; describes a light, diffuse pink color, often from shyness or slight warmth.

Synonyms

• Hồng hào: Rosy, radiant.
• Ửng đỏ: Flushed red.

Notes on Meaning

This word is primarily used in literary, descriptive, or affectionate contexts to depict a positive and attractive physical state. It is not typically used to describe an unhealthy redness (like sunburn or rash), for which words like "đỏ ửng" (flushed) or "đỏ bừng" (flushed hotly) might be more common.

1. Rosy, ruddy