Definition

1. 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.

2. 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.)

adj

1. oblique