Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Plump, chubby, round: Describes a person, part of the body, or face that is pleasingly full, rounded, and slightly fat in an attractive, healthy, or cute way. It carries a connotation of softness and is often used affectionately.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Khuôn mặt em bé trông thật bầu bĩnh. (The baby's face looks very chubby.)
  • Cô ấy có đôi má bầu bĩnh dễ thương. (She has lovely, plump cheeks.)
  • Những bàn tay bầu bĩnh của trẻ con. (The plump hands of children.)

Advanced Usage

• The word is often used in a diminutive and endearing context, typically for babies, young children, or features considered cute and healthy. It is less commonly used for adults and, when it is, it is usually not derogatory but rather descriptive or affectionate.

Variants and Related Words

• Bầu (adj): Can mean round, globular, or bulbous (e.g., - a gourd). It contributes the core meaning of roundness to "bầu bĩnh."
• Mập mạp (adj): Plump, stout. This is a more general synonym but can lack the specific connotation of cute, soft roundness that "bầu bĩnh" carries.
• Tròn trĩnh (adj): Perfectly round, plump. Often used for objects or body parts, emphasizing a full, circular shape.

Synonyms

• Chubby: Slightly fat in a way that looks pleasant and healthy, especially of children.
• Plump: Having a full, rounded shape.
• Rotund: Round or spherical in shape.
• Buxom: (Especially of a woman) plump and attractively rounded.

Related Idioms

• While "bầu bĩnh" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, the concept is central to phrases describing health and cuteness in infancy and youth, such as "" (another word for chubby and cute) or "" (perfectly round and plump).

adj

1. Plump, chubby
   • khuôn mặt bầu bĩnh
     a plump face