dăng dẳng
Definition
- Adjective:
- Persistent, lingering, long-lasting (often with a negative connotation): Describes a state, feeling, or situation that continues for an annoyingly or uncomfortably long time, often causing weariness or distress.
- Tenacious, unyielding: Can describe something that is stubbornly persistent or hard to get rid of.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Cơn đau đầu dăng dẳng suốt mấy ngày qua khiến cô ấy rất mệt mỏi. (The persistent headache over the past few days has made her very tired.)
- Nỗi buồn dăng dẳng sau cuộc chia tay. (The lingering sadness after the breakup.)
- Một vấn đề dăng dẳng khó giải quyết. (A tenacious problem that is hard to solve.)
Advanced Usage
- "dai dăng dẳng": An intensified form emphasizing extreme persistence or tenacity, often with a stronger negative nuance.
- Căn bệnh dai dăng dẳng đã hành hạ anh ta nhiều năm. (The stubbornly persistent illness has tormented him for many years.)
Variants and Related Words
- Dai dẳng (adj): A more common synonym meaning persistent, prolonged, long-drawn-out. "Dăng dẳng" often carries a slightly more literary or evocative tone.
- Kéo dài (verb): To prolong, to last. Focuses on the duration itself.
- Lê thê (adj): Dragging on, tediously long. Similar negative connotation of something boring or tiresomely long.
Synonyms
- Lâu dài: Long-lasting.
- Triền miên: Endless, interminable (often for negative situations).
- Liên miên: Continuous, unceasing.
Related Idioms
- "Dai như đỉa đói": (As tenacious as a hungry leech). An idiom describing extreme persistence or stickiness. While not containing "dăng dẳng," it shares the concept of annoying tenacity.
- Lời hứa của anh ta dai như đỉa đói, cứ bám theo tôi mãi. (His promise is as tenacious as a hungry leech, clinging to me forever.)