độn
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Definition
Verb:
- To pad; to stuff; to fill: To add soft material inside something to increase its volume, softness, or shape, such as padding a pillow or a piece of clothing.
- To mix in; to blend with (a staple): To combine a cheaper or secondary ingredient (like corn, sweet potato) with a primary one (like rice) to extend the quantity, often due to scarcity.
Adjective:
- Slow-witted; dull; obtuse: Describes a person who is not quick to understand or perceive; somewhat foolish or stupid.
Noun (archaic):
- A method of divination; prophecy by calculation: Refers to an ancient Vietnamese method of fortune-telling or prediction, such as "bấm độn" (finger calculation divination).
Usage Examples
Verb (to pad/fill):
- Cô ấy độn bông vào áo khoác. (She padded the jacket with cotton.)
- Chiếc gối này được độn rất êm. (This pillow is stuffed very softly.)
Verb (to mix in):
- Ngày xưa, gạo thường được độn với khoai. (In the past, rice was often mixed with sweet potato.)
- Bữa cơm độn ngô. (A meal of rice blended with corn.)
Adjective (slow-witted):
- Đứa trẻ đó hơi độn, tiếp thu chậm. (That child is a bit slow-witted and learns slowly.)
- Anh ta trông có vẻ độn. (He seems rather dull.)
Advanced Usage
"độn vai" (noun): Shoulder pad.
- Chiếc áo vest có độn vai. (The suit jacket has shoulder pads.)
"độn tóc" (noun/phrase): A hairpiece; a pad of false hair used to add volume to a hairstyle.
- Cô ấy dùng độn tóc để tạo kiểu tóc bồng bềnh. (She used a hairpiece to create a voluminous hairstyle.)
Variants and Related Words
Bấm độn (v/n): To perform or the act of finger-calculation divination.
- Ông già ngồi bấm độn. (The old man sat doing finger-calculation divination.)
Đần độn (adj): A stronger, often derogatory term meaning very stupid or idiotic.
- Hành động đần độn. (A foolish action.)
Synonyms
- To pad / to stuff: To cushion, to fill.
- To mix in: To adulterate, to blend.
- Slow-witted: Dull, obtuse, dim.
- Divination: Fortune-telling, prophecy.
Related Idioms
- Độn thổ (idiomatic verb): Literally "to stuff into the earth"; meaning to wish one could disappear into the ground out of extreme embarrassment or shame.
- Xấu hổ quá, muốn độn thổ. (So ashamed, I wish the earth would swallow me up.)
verb
- To pad; to fill; to stuff