Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Narrow or tight (in a physical sense): Describes a space, passage, or area that is constricted and lacks width.
   • Limited or scarce (in a figurative sense): Describes resources, time, finances, or circumstances that are insufficient, meager, or difficult.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Con đường vào làng rất eo hẹp. (The road into the village is very narrow.)
  • Ngân sách cho dự án này quá eo hẹp. (The budget for this project is too tight.)
  • Thời gian eo hẹp nên chúng tôi phải làm nhanh. (Time is limited, so we must work quickly.)

Advanced Usage

• "eo hẹp về tài chính": to be financially constrained.

  • Công ty mới khởi nghiệp thường eo hẹp về tài chính. (Start-up companies are often financially tight.)

• "lối suy nghĩ eo hẹp": a narrow-minded way of thinking.

  • Anh ta bị chỉ trích vì lối suy nghĩ eo hẹp. (He was criticized for his narrow-minded thinking.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chật hẹp (adj): cramped, narrow (often for physical spaces).

  • Căn phòng trọ chật hẹp. (The rented room is cramped.)

• Túng thiếu (adj): needy, in want (often for financial scarcity).

  • Gia đình anh ấy đang lúc túng thiếu. (His family is in a time of need.)

Synonyms

• Narrow: of small width.
• Limited: restricted in scope, amount, or duration.
• Tight: (of money or time) barely adequate.
• Scanty: small or insufficient in quantity.

Related Idioms

• Eo hẹp tiền bạc: to be short of money.

  • Sau trận dịch, nhiều hộ gia đình eo hẹp tiền bạc. (After the epidemic, many households are short of money.)

• Sống eo hẹp: to live in straitened circumstances.

  • Cụ già phải sống eo hẹp với đồng lương hưu ít ỏi. (The old man has to live in straitened circumstances on a meager pension.)

noun

1. scanty; want; tight
   • tiền bạc eo hẹp
     to have scanty money