Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Muscular and stout; having a solid, stocky build with noticeable muscle mass: Describes a person, typically male, who is both fat and solidly built, with a compact, strong physique where fat and muscle are combined. The term often carries a neutral or slightly positive connotation of strength and robustness, rather than just obesity.
   • Corpulent; thick-set: Indicates a body type that is broad, heavy, and solidly built.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Anh ấy không béo phì mà chỉ béo lẳn thôi. (He's not obese, just stout and muscular.)
  • Võ sĩ sumo có thân hình béo lẳn, rất khỏe mạnh. (Sumo wrestlers have a solid, corpulent physique and are very strong.)
  • Sau thời gian tập gym, anh ấy trông béo lẳn hơn là gầy. (After a period of gym training, he looks more stocky and muscular than thin.)

Advanced Usage

• The term béo lẳn is often used descriptively and comparatively. It can imply a healthier or stronger version of being overweight compared to terms like (obese) or (chubby/plump), which suggest more fat and less muscle.
• It is commonly used for men. For women with a similar sturdy build, terms like (plump) or (full-figured) might be more typical, though béo lẳn can still be applied.

Variants and Related Words

• Lẳn (adj): Often used in combination with , it conveys a sense of being solid, compact, dense, and tough. By itself, it can describe something short and sturdy (e.g., a - a dense potato).
• Béo (adj): Fat, overweight, fleshy. The root word for fatness.
• Vạm vỡ (adj): Burly, brawny, heavily built (emphasizes muscular strength more than fat).
• Mập mạp (adj): Plump, chubby (often used for a healthy, rounded physique, especially in children or women).

Synonyms

• Chắc nịch: Solid, sturdy, compact (emphasizes density and firmness).
• Lực lưỡng: Brawny, strong, powerfully built.
• Thô kệch: Coarse, uncouth (can describe a bulky, unrefined build with a negative connotation).

Related Phrases

• Người béo lẳn: A stout/muscularly corpulent person.
• Thân hình béo lẳn: A stocky, solid physique.

Related Idioms

• Béo tốt: Literally "fat and good," meaning healthy and well-nourished, often with a positive connotation. Béo lẳn shares this positive robustness but adds the specific nuance of compact muscularity.
• Khỏe như vâm: (Strong as an elephant) An idiom describing great strength, which could be associated with the béo lẳn body type.

1. Muscular, corpulent