Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Flat: Having a smooth, level surface without raised areas or indentations; not curved or rounded.
   • Flattened: Compressed or pressed down so as to become broad and thin.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cái mũi của anh ấy hơi dẹt. (His nose is a bit flat.)
  • Chiếc hộp bị xe đè qua nên dẹt lép. (The box was run over by a car, so it's completely flattened.)
  • Bánh xèo là một loại bánh dẹt. (Bánh xèo is a type of flat cake.)

Advanced Usage

• "dèn dẹt" (reduplicative, with diminished meaning): Flattish, somewhat flat.
  • Tấm ván này dèn dẹt, không phẳng hẳn. (This plank is flattish, not completely flat.)

Variants and Related Words

• Làm dẹt (verb phrase): To flatten.
  • Anh ta làm dẹt quả bóng bằng tay. (He flattened the ball with his hand.)
• Dẹp (adjective, Southern Vietnamese variant): Flat. (Note: 'Dẹp' can also mean 'tidy/clear' in other contexts, but is a regional variant for 'flat').
  • Con đường này dẹp lỳ. (This road is very flat.)

Synonyms

• Bằng phẳng: Level, even.
• Phẳng: Flat, smooth.
• Lép: Flat (often due to being deflated or crushed).

Related Idioms/Phrases

• Dẹt như cá trê: (As flat as a catfish) – An idiom used to describe something very flat.
  • Cái gối cũ dẹt như cá trê. (The old pillow is as flat as a catfish.)
• Bẹp dí / Bẹp dẹp: (Colloquial) Completely flattened, crushed.
  • Lon nước bị bẹp dí. (The soda can was crushed flat.)

1. Flat
   • dèn dẹt (láy, ý giảm) Flattish