bẹp gí
Definition
- Adjective:
- Completely flattened, squashed flat: Describes an object that has lost its original three-dimensional shape and is now extremely flat, often due to strong pressure or impact.
- Completely deflated: Describes something, typically inflatable like a ball or tire, that has lost all its air and is now limp and flat.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Chiếc hộp bị xe đè qua, giờ đã bẹp gí. (The box was run over by a car and is now completely flattened.)
- Quả bóng bay để lâu ngày ngoài trời nắng nên bẹp gí. (The balloon has been left outside in the sun for many days, so it's completely deflated.)
- Cái mũ của anh ấy bị kẹt trong vali và trông bẹp gí. (His hat got crushed in the suitcase and looks completely squashed.)
Advanced Usage
- Often used for dramatic or humorous emphasis to describe an extreme state of flatness or deflation. It implies a more severe condition than just "bẹp".
- Can be used metaphorically in informal contexts to describe a person who is extremely tired, defeated, or whose spirits are completely deflated.
- Sau 12 giờ làm việc liên tục, tôi cảm thấy bẹp gí. (After 12 hours of continuous work, I feel completely drained/flat.)
Variants and Related Words
- Bẹp (adj): Flattened, squashed. This is the root word; "bẹp gí" is an intensified form.
- Bẹp dí (adj): A common variant with the same meaning as "bẹp gí".
- Xẹp (adj): Deflated, collapsed (often used for tires or inflated objects). Less intense than "bẹp gí".
Synonyms
- Dẹp lép: Very flat, flattened out.
- Xẹp lép: Completely deflated and flat.
Related Phrases
- Ép/Đè bẹp gí: To crush/flatten something completely.
- Chiếc xe tải đã đè bẹp gí chiếc xe đạp. (The truck completely crushed the bicycle.)
Related Idioms
- While "bẹp gí" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, its metaphorical use to describe a state of exhaustion or defeat is idiomatic.
- Thua trận đó, tinh thần đội bóng bẹp gí. (Losing that match, the football team's morale was completely deflated/flat.)