bệ sệ
Definition
- Adjective:
- Sagging, drooping heavily: Describes something that hangs down loosely and heavily due to its own weight, often appearing untidy or about to fall.
- (Of a person) Flabby, corpulent: Describes a person who is fat and has loose, sagging flesh, often around the belly or other body parts.
Usage Examples
- Describing objects:
- Chiếc túi đựng quá nhiều đồ nên trông bệ sệ. (The bag held too many things so it looked sagging.)
- Tấm rèm cũ bệ sệ xuống. (The old curtain drooped heavily.)
- Describing a person's physique:
- Sau khi sinh con, bụng cô ấy trở nên bệ sệ. (After giving birth, her belly became flabby.)
- Ông ấy có thân hình bệ sệ vì ít vận động. (He has a corpulent, sagging body due to lack of exercise.)
Advanced Usage
- Often used to convey a slightly negative or unflattering image, implying a lack of firmness, excess weight, or poor condition.
- Can be used metaphorically to describe something that is overburdened or poorly structured.
- Công ty mới thành lập với bộ máy hành chính bệ sệ. (The newly established company has a bloated, inefficient administrative apparatus.)
Variants and Related Words
- Bệnh bệ, sệ xuống: These are not standard variants but share the root "sệ" meaning to sag or droop.
- Phệ bụng: (Adjective) Specifically pot-bellied.
- Nhão nhoét: (Adjective) Soggy, mushy; can sometimes describe flabby flesh but focuses more on texture.
Synonyms
- Xệ xuống: To sag down.
- Nhẽo nhèo: Limp, flaccid.
- Béo phệ: Fat, chubby (focuses on fatness rather than the sagging quality).
Related Phrases (Collocations)
- Bụng bệ sệ: A sagging/flabby belly.
- Người bệ sệ: A flabby/corpulent person.
- Trông bệ sệ: To look sagging/droopy.
Related Idioms
- While "bệ sệ" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is a descriptive word often used in vivid depictions of appearance or state.
- Ăn no nên bụng bệ sệ. (Ate too much so the belly is sagging.)