bải hoải
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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
- Limp with weariness, drooping from exhaustion
- bải hoải chân taylimbs drooping from exhaustion
- người bải hoảilimp with weariness