giẹo
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Adjective:
- Oblique, slanted, tilted, not straight or upright: Describes something that is leaning, slanting, or not in a vertical or horizontal position.
- Awry, askew, crooked: Describes something that is not aligned correctly, is out of its proper position, or is bent.
Adverb:
- Obliquely, at a slant, crookedly: Describes the manner of being in a slanted, tilted, or crooked position.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- Cột nhà bị giẹo sau cơn bão. (The house column was tilted after the storm.)
- Cái bàn này chân bị giẹo. (This table has a crooked leg.)
- Tấm ảnh treo giẹo trên tường. (The picture is hanging askew on the wall.)
Adverb:
- Anh ấy đứng giẹo một chân. (He is standing with one foot crookedly / at a slant.)
- Chiếc xe đỗ giẹo ra ngoài lề đường. (The car is parked obliquely, sticking out onto the roadside.)
Advanced Usage
"Làm giẹo" / "Bị giẹo": To make something crooked/bent or to become crooked/bent.
- Đừng làm giẹo cái đinh! (Don't bend the nail!)
- Cây thước nhựa dễ bị giẹo. (The plastic ruler easily gets bent.)
"Giẹo người": To lean one's body to one side.
- Cô ấy giẹo người sang một bên để nhìn cho rõ. (She leaned her body to one side to see clearly.)
Variants and Related Words
- Nghiêng (adj, v): To tilt, to incline. (Often implies a deliberate or more general tilt, while "giẹo" often implies an unintended or faulty slant/crook.)
- Xiên (adj, v): Slanting, oblique; to skewer. (Can describe a diagonal line or action.)
- Vẹo (adj): Crooked, twisted. (Very similar in meaning to "giẹo", often used interchangeably. "Vẹo" might imply a more pronounced twist or deformity.)
- Cong (adj): Bent, curved. (Describes a curve or bend, not necessarily a slant.)
Synonyms
- Lệch: Off-center, misaligned.
- Không thẳng: Not straight.
- Chếch: Slanted, sloping.
Related Phrases / Idioms
- "Nói giẹo nói vẹo": To speak in a twisted, insincere, or evasive manner; to beat around the bush.
- Đừng có nói giẹo nói vẹo nữa, hãy trả lời thẳng câu hỏi đi. (Stop beating around the bush, answer the question directly.)
- "Đi giẹo chân": To walk with a limp or with a crooked foot placement.
- Bị đau chân, nó phải đi giẹo chân. (His foot hurt, so he had to walk with a limp.)