gầy

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Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Thin; lean; skinny: Describes a person or animal having little body fat or flesh; the opposite of fat or plump.
   • Poor; infertile: Describes land or soil that is lacking in nutrients or fertility.
   • Scrawny; stunted: Describes plants that are underdeveloped or not thriving.

2. Verb (dialectal):

   • To build up; to establish: To create or accumulate something, such as capital or a foundation.
   • To light; to kindle: To start a fire.
   • To start; to form the base of: To create a preliminary foundation for something, like knitting the base of a sweater.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • Anh ấy trông rất gầy sau trận ốm. (He looks very thin after his illness.)
  • Mảnh đất này quá gầy để trồng lúa. (This plot of land is too poor to grow rice.)
  • Cây cối trong vườn trông khá gầy. (The plants in the garden look quite stunted.)

• Verb:

  • Ông ấy đã gầy dựng một cơ nghiệp từ hai bàn tay trắng. (He built up a business from nothing.)
  • Hãy gầy bếp lên để nấu cơm. (Please light the stove to cook rice.)

Advanced Usage

• "gầy guộc": Very thin and bony, often implying frailty.

  • Bà cụ năm nay đã gầy guộc đi nhiều. (The old lady has become very gaunt this year.)

• "gầy mòn": To become emaciated or waste away, often from illness or worry.

  • Nỗi buồn khiến cô gầy mòn đi. (Sorrow caused her to waste away.)

Variants and Related Words

• Gầy còm (adj): Very thin, scrawny.

  • Đứa trẻ suy dinh dưỡng trông gầy còm. (The malnourished child looks scrawny.)

• Gầy gò (adj): Thin and weak in appearance.

  • Thân hình gầy gò của anh ấy không phù hợp với công việc nặng nhọc. (His thin and weak build is not suitable for heavy work.)

Synonyms

• Thin: Having little flesh.
• Lean: Thin, especially in a healthy way.
• Gaunt: Extremely thin and bony, often from suffering.
• Infertile (for land): Not able to produce good crops.
• Establish (for verb): To set up or create.

Related Idioms

• Gầy như con mắm: As thin as a dried fish (a proverb meaning extremely thin).

  • Ăn uống kém nên nó gầy như con mắm. (Poor eating has made him as thin as a rake.)

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adj

1. thin; spare; gaunt
   • gầy còm
     very thin