Definition

Adjective: - Limp with weariness; drooping from exhaustion: Describes a state of extreme physical or mental fatigue where the body or limbs feel heavy, weak, and lacking energy, often resulting in a slumped or drooping posture. - Worn out; completely spent: Indicates a condition of being utterly drained of strength or vitality, often after prolonged exertion or stress.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Sau chuyến leo núi dài, chân tay tôi bải hoải. (After the long hike, my limbs were limp with weariness.)
  • Một ngày làm việc căng thẳng khiến cô ấy cảm thấy bải hoải. (A stressful workday left her feeling completely spent.)
  • Anh ấy ngồi xuống, khuôn mặt bải hoải. (He sat down, his face drooping with exhaustion.)

Advanced Usage

• The word bải hoải often implies a visible, physical manifestation of tiredness, more profound than simple tiredness (mệt). It can describe the whole body or specific parts.
• It can be used metaphorically to describe a spirit or morale that is utterly depleted.
  • Tinh thần của đội bóng trông thật bải hoải sau chuỗi trận thua. (The team's spirit looked utterly depleted after a series of losses.)

Variants and Related Words

• Mệt bải hoải / Mệt nhoài (adj. phrases): Intensified expressions meaning completely exhausted, utterly worn out.
  • Làm việc 12 tiếng, tôi mệt bải hoải. (Working for 12 hours, I was utterly worn out.)

Synonyms

• Exhausted: Drained of strength or energy.
• Weary: Feeling or showing extreme tiredness.
• Drooping: Hanging down limply from weariness.
• Spent: Used up; completely depleted of energy.

Related Idioms and Expressions

• Chân tay bải hoải: A common phrase specifically describing the sensation of heavy, weak, and limp arms and legs.
  • Đạp xe cả buổi chiều, tôi về nhà với chân tay bải hoải. (Cycling all afternoon, I returned home with limbs drooping from exhaustion.)

adj

1. Limp with weariness, drooping from exhaustion
   • bải hoải chân tay
     limbs drooping from exhaustion
   • người bải hoải
     limp with weariness