Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Hunchbacked; Humpbacked: Having a back that is abnormally curved or rounded, often due to a curvature of the spine. This describes a person's physical posture or condition.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Ông cụ bị gù lưng nên đi đứng rất khó khăn. (The old man is hunchbacked, so walking is very difficult.)
  • Cô ấy ngồi máy tính cả ngày và lo sợ mình sẽ bị gù lưng. (She sits at the computer all day and fears she will become hunchbacked.)
  • Tư thế ngồi sai có thể dẫn đến gù lưng. (Incorrect sitting posture can lead to a hunched back.)

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used descriptively, but it is important to use it with sensitivity as it describes a physical condition or characteristic.

Variants and Related Words

• Gù (adj): Often used alone to mean "hunched" or "stooped."

  • Lưng ông ấy đã bắt đầu gù. (His back has begun to hunch.)

• Còng lưng (adj): Means "stooped" or "bent-over," often due to age or hard work, but does not necessarily imply the same pronounced curvature as "gù lưng."

  • Bà cụ còng lưng trồng rau. (The old woman, stooped over, grows vegetables.)

Synonyms

• Hunchbacked: Having a hunched back.
• Humpbacked: Having a hump on the back.
• Kyphotic (medical term): Relating to or suffering from kyphosis, the medical condition for an excessive outward curvature of the spine.

Related Idioms and Common Phrases

• Gù lưng còng lưng: An intensified phrase emphasizing a very bent or stooped posture, often from labor or age.
  • Cả đời vất vả khiến bà gù lưng còng lưng. (A lifetime of hardship left her bent and stooped.)

adjective

1. hunch-backed; hump-backed