ưng ửng

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Slightly reddened; having a faint red tint: Describes a color or surface that shows a light or moderate degree of redness, often a blush, glow, or flush.
   • Flushed; blushing: Specifically refers to a person's skin, especially the face, becoming slightly red due to emotion, heat, or physical exertion.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Sau khi chạy, mặt cô ấy ửng hồng. (After running, her face was slightly flushed.)
  • Bầu trời buổi chiều ửng đỏ. (The evening sky had a reddish glow.)
  • Đôi má bé ửng hồng vì sốt. (The child's cheeks were flushed with fever.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "ưng ửng" is a reduplicative form that emphasizes a moderate, diffuse, or spreading state of redness, often more than the base word "ửng" alone. It can describe a softer, less intense reddening.
  • Làn da cô ấy ưng ửng hồng lên vì xấu hổ. (Her skin turned a diffuse pink from embarrassment.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ửng (adj): To show signs of redness; to begin to redden. This is the root word.

  • Mặt trời lặn làm mây ửng đỏ. (The setting sun made the clouds tinged with red.)

• Ửng hồng (adj phrase): Pinkish; flushed with pink.

  • Đôi má ửng hồng. (Rosy cheeks.)

Synonyms

• Flushed: Reddened, typically of the face.
• Rosy: Having a pink or reddish color, often suggesting health or warmth.
• Ruddy: Having a healthy red color.
• Aglow: Glowing with light or color.

Related Idioms

• Mặt ửng hồng: A common phrase meaning "flushed face," often used to describe someone who is embarrassed, shy, or has been physically active.
  • Nghe lời khen, cô ấy mặt ửng hồng. (Hearing the compliment, her face flushed.)