bì quyện
Definition
- Adjective:
- Weary, worn out, exhausted: Describes a state of extreme physical or mental fatigue, often from prolonged effort or hardship. This term carries a somewhat literary or archaic tone.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Sau chuyến hành trình dài, anh ấy trông thật bì quyện. (After the long journey, he looked utterly weary.)
- Công việc liên tục khiến tinh thần cô ấy bì quyện. (The continuous work left her spirit worn out.)
Advanced Usage
- The term bì quyện is considered somewhat archaic or literary in modern Vietnamese. It is more likely to be encountered in formal writing, poetry, or historical contexts than in everyday conversation.
Variants and Related Words
- Mệt mỏi (adj): tired, fatigued. This is the most common and modern synonym.
- Tôi cảm thấy rất mệt mỏi. (I feel very tired.)
- Kiệt sức (adj): exhausted, depleted of strength.
- Vận động viên chạy đến kiệt sức. (The athlete ran until exhausted.)
Synonyms
- Weary: having the strength exhausted by toil or exertion.
- Worn out: exhausted in strength, endurance, or vigor.
- Fatigued: drained of energy and vitality.
- Haggard: looking exhausted and unwell, especially from fatigue or worry.
Related Idioms
- While there is no direct idiom using bì quyện, the concept is related to common expressions of exhaustion:
- Đuối sức: to be physically spent or weakened.
- Leo đến đỉnh núi, tôi đã hoàn toàn đuối sức. (Climbing to the mountain peak, I was completely spent.)
- Mệt nhoài: thoroughly tired, worn to a frazzle.
- Một ngày dài khiến tôi mệt nhoài. (A long day left me thoroughly tired.)