dềnh dàng
Definition
- Adjective:
- Slow, unhurried, sluggish: Describes movement or action that is not quick, often with a sense of being overly relaxed, ponderous, or lacking urgency.
- Cumbersome, unwieldy, big and slow: Describes something that is large, bulky, or awkward, making its movement slow and clumsy. This meaning aligns with the reference "cumbrously big."
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Anh ấy bước đi một cách dềnh dàng. (He walks in a slow, unhurried manner.)
- Chiếc xe tải dềnh dàng rẽ vào con đường hẹp. (The cumbersome truck slowly turned into the narrow road.)
- Cô ấy làm việc quá dềnh dàng, không kịp tiến độ. (She works too sluggishly and can't meet the deadline.)
Advanced Usage
Used to describe pace or manner: Often implies a negative connotation of being too slow, inefficient, or lacking energy.
- Sự dềnh dàng trong cách giải quyết vấn đề khiến mọi người sốt ruột. (The sluggishness in problem-solving made everyone impatient.)
Used to describe physical objects: Emphasizes the awkward size or shape that hinders easy movement.
- Con thuyền dềnh dàng lướt trên mặt nước. (The unwieldy boat glided slowly on the water surface.)
Variants and Related Words
- Dềnh dang (variant): A common variant with the same meaning of slow, sluggish, or delayed.
- Công việc còn dềnh dang mãi chưa xong. (The work is still dragging on unfinished.)
Synonyms
- Chậm chạp: Slow, sluggish.
- Ỳ ạch: Very slow and laborious, often with effort.
- Lề mề: Dilatory, tardy, procrastinating.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
(This word is an adjective and does not typically form phrasal verbs in Vietnamese.)
Related Idioms
- Dềnh dàng như rùa: As slow as a turtle. (Used to emphasize extreme slowness.)
- Nó chạy dềnh dàng như rùa. (He runs as slow as a turtle.)
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(địa phương) Cumbrously big
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