hếch hoác
Definition
- Adjective:
- Gaping, wide open: Describes something, especially an opening or mouth, that is excessively or unattractively wide open, often implying a lack of neatness or an unintended, awkward openness.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Cái miệng túi bị rách, trông hếch hoác. (The mouth of the bag is torn and looks gaping.)
- Đừng há miệng hếch hoác thế! (Don't stand there with your mouth gaping wide open like that!)
- Cánh cửa bị hỏng, để hếch hoác cả đêm. (The broken door was left gaping open all night.)
Advanced Usage
- Often used to describe an opening that is not just open, but conspicuously, unattractively, or dysfunctionally so. It carries a connotation of being overly large, untidy, or in a state that should be closed.
- Chiếc hộp bị móp, nắp đậy không khít mà hếch hoác. (The box was dented, and the lid didn't fit snugly but was gaping.)
Variants and Related Words
- Hếch (adj): Often used to describe an upturned nose () or, less commonly, a wide-open state. "Hếch hoác" intensifies this meaning of excessive openness.
- Hoác (adj): A descriptive component often paired with other words (e.g., ) to emphasize a state of being wide open or spacious.
Synonyms
- Há hốc: Agape, wide open (often for a mouth in surprise).
- Mở toang: Wide open, flung open (for doors, windows).
- Rộng hoác: Very wide, gaping.
Antonyms
- Khép kín: Closed shut.
- Khít: Snug, tight-fitting.
- Nhỏ: Small.
Related Idioms/Phrases
- Miệng hếch hoác: A gaping mouth.
- Nghe tin sốc, anh ta đứng sững với miệng hếch hoác. (Hearing the shocking news, he stood frozen with his mouth agape.)
- Để hếch hoác: To leave something wide open (often carelessly).
- Đừng để cửa hếch hoác khi trời lạnh. (Don't leave the door gaping open when it's cold.)
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