bè bè

Thân thiện

Chiếc bàn này có chân bè bè, trông rất vững chắc.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Flat, flattened, spread out: Describes something that is wide and flat in shape, often due to being pressed, crushed, or spread out.
   • Broad and flat (of facial features): Used to describe a face that is broad and flat, lacking prominent contours.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Chiếc bánh bị đè nên bè bè ra. (The cake got pressed and became flat.)
  • Anh ấy có khuôn mặt bè bè. (He has a broad, flat face.)

Advanced Usage

• "bè bè như cái mẹt": As flat as a winnowing basket (a common simile emphasizing extreme flatness).
  • Mũi anh ta đẹp trai gì, bè bè như cái mẹt. (His nose isn't handsome at all; it's as flat as a winnowing basket.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bè (adj): A root form meaning wide, broad, or spread out. "Bè bè" is a reduplicative form that intensifies the meaning.
• Bẹt (adj): Flattened, squashed. Often used interchangeably with "bè bè" but can imply a more crushed state.
  • Mũi bẹt (flat nose).

Synonyms

• Dẹt: Flat, flattened.
• Bẹp: Flattened, squashed (often from impact).

Notes on Usage

• "Bè bè" is a colloquial, descriptive adjective. It is often used in informal speech and vivid descriptions.
• It primarily carries a neutral or slightly negative connotation when describing facial features, implying a lack of defined structure.
• The word is a reduplication of the root "bè," which is a common linguistic pattern in Vietnamese to create adjectives that describe a state or appearance.

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