dẳng

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Persistent, lingering, tenacious: Describes something that continues for a long time, often in an unpleasant, stubborn, or hard-to-remove way. It can refer to a taste, a feeling, a sound, or a situation.
   • Astringent, bitter, harsh (taste): Specifically describes a sharp, unpleasant, and lingering taste sensation, often associated with unripe fruit or certain medicinal herbs.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cơn đau dẳng dặc kéo dài suốt đêm. (The persistent pain lasted all night.)
  • Vị chát dẳng của trái hồng xanh. (The astringent, lingering taste of the unripe persimmon.)
  • Âm thanh dẳng dai của tiếng ong vo ve. (The persistent, nagging sound of buzzing bees.)
  • Một ký ức buồn dẳng. (A lingering sad memory.)

Advanced Usage

• "dằng dặc": An intensified reduplicative form meaning "very long and drawn-out," "interminable," or "incessant." It often describes time or duration.

  • Những ngày hè dằng dặc. (The interminable summer days.)
  • Tiếng mưa rơi dằng dặc. (The incessant sound of falling rain.)

• "dai dẳng": A common compound meaning "chronic," "protracted," "persistent," or "tenacious." It describes something that lasts annoyingly long.

  • Căn bệnh dai dẳng. (A chronic illness.)
  • Cuộc tranh cãi dai dẳng. (A protracted argument.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dai (adj): Tough, chewy; persistent, tenacious. often intensifies the sense of persistence found in
• Dằng dẵng (adj): Similar to meaning long, drawn-out, and wearying.
• Dính dẳng (v, adj): To be involved or entangled with (often negatively); sticky, clinging.

Synonyms

• Lì lợm (adj): Stubborn, obstinate (for character).
• Kéo dài (v): To prolong, to last (for duration).
• Chát (adj): Astringent, tart (specifically for taste).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Dằng co (verb phrase): To struggle, to wrestle (physically or metaphorically), to be locked in a stalemate.
  • Hai đội dằng co trên sân cỏ. (The two teams wrestled/struggled on the field.)
• Giằng co (verb phrase): A synonym for meaning to tug back and forth, to struggle for possession.

Related Idioms

• Dai như đỉa đói: (As tenacious as a hungry leech) - An idiom describing extreme persistence or stickiness.
• Dằng dai như sam: (Persistent like a horseshoe crab) - Another idiom for stubborn tenacity.