bụng cóc
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Definition
- Noun:
- A protruding or distended abdomen, often likened to the belly of a toad: This term literally means "toad's belly" and is used to describe a stomach that bulges outward, similar in shape to that of a toad. It implies a round, prominent, and often untoned midsection.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Sau khi sinh con, cô ấy thường than phiền về cái bụng cóc của mình. (After giving birth, she often complains about her protruding belly.)
- Anh ấy có bụng cóc vì ít vận động. (He has a potbelly because he rarely exercises.)
Advanced Usage
- "Có bụng cóc": To have a potbelly; to be potbellied.
- Ông ấy có bụng cóc nhưng vẫn rất nhanh nhẹn. (He is potbellied but still very agile.)
Variants and Related Words
Bụng bia (n): Beer belly; specifically refers to a protruding abdomen associated with drinking beer.
- Bụng bia và bụng cóc đều chỉ tình trạng bụng to. (Both "beer belly" and "potbelly" refer to a large abdomen.)
Bụng phệ (n): Potbelly; a synonym with a similar meaning, often used interchangeably.
- Anh ta ngồi xuống, cái bụng phệ (bụng cóc) của anh ta nổi bật. (He sat down, his potbelly was prominent.)
Synonyms
- Bụng to: Big belly.
- Bụng phệ: Potbelly.
- Bụng bia: Beer belly.
Related Idioms
- "Bụng cóc, má bồ quân": A humorous or descriptive folk saying referring to specific physical features (a potbelly and rosy cheeks), often used to depict a certain jovial or well-fed appearance.
- Nhìn ông ấy với bụng cóc, má bồ quân, trông thật phúc hậu. (Looking at him with his potbelly and rosy cheeks, he looks very kind and well-fed.)
- Froog-bellied