Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Very flat, completely flattened: Describes an object or surface that is extremely flat, lacking any significant curvature, bulge, or volume. It often implies a state of being squashed, compressed, or naturally lacking fullness.
   • Flat-chested: Specifically used to describe a person (typically female) who has a very flat chest with minimal breast development.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Chiếc hộp bị giẹp lép sau khi bị xe đè qua. (The box was completely flattened after being run over by a car.)
  • Cô ấy tự ti vì ngực giẹp lép. (She is self-conscious because she is flat-chested.)
  • Quả bóng đã bị xì hơi và giẹp lép. (The ball was deflated and flat.)

Advanced Usage

• "giẹp lép" vs. "giẹp": While "giẹp" also means flat, "giẹp lép" is more emphatic, indicating a greater degree of flatness or a more complete lack of volume. It often carries a slightly more negative or pitiful connotation.
  • Lốp xe chỉ bị giẹp một chút. (The tire is just a little flat.)
  • Lốp xe đã giẹp lép hoàn toàn. (The tire is completely and utterly flat.)

Variants and Related Words

• Giẹp (adj): Flat, flattened. The root word, less intense than "giẹp lép".
• Lép (adj): Empty (as in a rice grain), flat, shriveled. Often used in "lép kẹp" (completely empty/flat). The word "lép" in "giẹp lép" reinforces the meaning of emptiness and flatness.
• Xẹp lép (adj): Synonymous with "giẹp lép", meaning completely deflated or flattened.

Synonyms

• Bẹp dí: Smashed flat, crushed flat.
• Xẹp: Deflated, collapsed (often used for tires or balloons).
• Phẳng lì: Perfectly flat and smooth (often for surfaces).

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Giẹp lép như tờ giấy: As flat as a sheet of paper.
  • Sau trận bão, nhiều cánh đồng giẹp lép như tờ giấy. (After the storm, many fields were as flat as a sheet of paper.)
• Ngực giẹp lép: A set phrase meaning "flat-chested".
  • Cô ấy luôn mặc áo phồng để che đi bộ ngực giẹp lép. (She always wears puffy shirts to conceal her flat chest.)

1. Flat
   • Ngực giẹp lép
     A flat chest