cao ráo
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Definitions
- Adjective:
- High and dry: Describes a location or structure that is elevated above the surrounding area and dry, not prone to flooding or dampness.
- Tall and slender: Describes a person's physique as being tall and having a slim, well-proportioned build.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Chúng tôi tìm một khu đất cao ráo để xây nhà. (We are looking for a high and dry plot of land to build a house.)
- Anh ấy có dáng người cao ráo và khỏe mạnh. (He has a tall, slender, and healthy physique.)
- Căn nhà này rất cao ráo, thoáng mát. (This house is very high and dry, and airy.)
Advanced Usage
- "cao ráo sạch sẽ": Often used together to describe a place that is not only high and dry but also clean and tidy.
- Khu dân cư mới được quy hoạch cao ráo sạch sẽ. (The new residential area is planned to be high, dry, and clean.)
Variants and Related Words
- Cao (adj): High, tall. The core element denoting height.
- Khô ráo (adj): Dry. Emphasizes the lack of moisture.
- Căn phòng này rất khô ráo. (This room is very dry.)
Synonyms
- Khô thoáng: Dry and airy (often for places).
- Thanh cao: Refined and lofty (more literary, often for character or spirit, but can describe a location's dignified elevation).
Related Phrases
- Ở chỗ cao ráo: To be in/at a high and dry place.
- Nên đặt đồ điện tử ở chỗ cao ráo. (Electronic devices should be placed in a high and dry spot.)
Related Idioms
- Cao ráo như cây sào: As tall and thin as a pole (describing a very tall and skinny person).
- Cậu bé mới lớn nên cao ráo như cây sào. (The teenage boy is as tall and thin as a pole.)
- High and dry
- chỗ cao ráoa high and dry place
- nhà cửa cao ráoa house on a high and dry place