Definition

1. Adjective (informal, often humorous or mildly vulgar):
   • Pot-bellied: Having a noticeably large, protruding, or rounded stomach or abdomen. This term directly describes the physical appearance of the abdomen.
   • Pregnant (slang, vulgar): In a crude or slang context, it can be used to describe a woman who is visibly pregnant, implying a swollen belly.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Sau kỳ nghỉ dài, anh ta trông hơi ỏng bụng. (After the long holiday, he looks a bit pot-bellied.)
  • Đứa trẻ suy dinh dưỡng nhưng lại ỏng bụng. (The malnourished child has a pot belly.)
  • Cô ấy đã ỏng bụng được mấy tháng rồi. (She has been pot-bellied [pregnant] for several months now.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is colloquial and carries a blunt, descriptive quality. It is often used in casual speech and can be considered impolite or insensitive, especially when referring to pregnancy.
• It primarily focuses on the visual shape of the belly rather than the medical or formal condition.

Variants and Related Words

• Bụng ỏng (adj): A variant with the same meaning, emphasizing the state of having a protruding belly.
  • Ông ấy bụng ỏng vì uống nhiều bia. (He is pot-bellied from drinking a lot of beer.)

Synonyms

• Pot-bellied: Having a large protruding belly.
• Big-bellied: Having a large stomach.
• Swollen-bellied: Having a distended abdomen (can be due to various causes).

Related Idioms

• Ỏng bụng ỏng đít (very vulgar): An extremely crude and vulgar idiom describing someone as both pot-bellied and having large buttocks, used for derogatory emphasis on body shape.
  • Cả ngày chỉ ăn với ngủ, giờ ỏng bụng ỏng đít ra. (All he does is eat and sleep, now he's all pot-bellied and big-butted.)

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