Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having only one foot or leg: Describes a person, animal, or creature that possesses or uses only a single foot or leg. This is an archaic or literary term.
   • Standing alone on one foot: Can describe the state or posture of standing on a single foot.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Trong thần thoại, có những sinh vật độc cước. (In mythology, there are one-legged creatures.)
  • Bức tượng được tạc trong tư thế độc cước. (The statue was carved in a one-legged stance.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is primarily found in classical literature, poetry, or historical texts. In modern Vietnamese, phrases like "một chân" (one leg) or "cụt chân" (lost a leg) are more commonly used for literal descriptions.

Variants and Related Words

• Độc nhãn (adj): Having only one eye.
• Độc thân (adj): Single, unmarried. (Note: This is a common modern word with a different meaning, sharing the prefix "độc-" meaning "single" or "sole").

Synonyms

• One-legged: Having only one leg.
• Uniped: (Formal/Biological) A creature with only one foot or leg.

Related Idioms

• No common idioms directly use "độc cước." Its archaic nature limits its use in fixed expressions.