Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Protruding, buck-toothed: Describes teeth, especially front teeth, that stick out noticeably from the normal alignment of the other teeth.
   • Lounging, sprawling, reclining comfortably: Describes a relaxed, often lazy or idle posture when lying down or sitting, doing nothing in particular.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Protruding):

  • Cô ấy có chiếc răng khểnh rất duyên. (She has a very charming protruding tooth.)
  • Anh ấy cười để lộ hàm răng hơi khểnh. (He smiled, revealing slightly buck-toothed teeth.)

• Adjective (Lounging):

  • Cuối tuần, nó chỉ thích nằm khểnh trên ghế sofa xem phim. (On weekends, he just likes to lounge/sprawl on the sofa watching movies.)
  • Ngày lễ, cả nhà ngồi khểnh ở hiên nhà uống trà. (On the holiday, the whole family sat reclining comfortably on the porch drinking tea.)

Advanced Usage

• "nằm khểnh": to lie/sprawl/lounge idly and comfortably.

  • Tết nhất là dịp để được nằm khểnh, nghỉ ngơi. (The Lunar New Year is the time to lounge around and rest.)

• "ngồi khểnh": to sit in a relaxed, sprawling manner.

  • Ông cụ ngồi khểnh bên cửa sổ, phì phèo điếu thuốc. (The old man sat sprawled by the window, smoking a cigarette.)

Variants and Related Words

• Khểnh khạc (adj, informal): An intensified form, often used humorously or colloquially to describe something very protruding or a very lazy, sprawling posture.
  • Cái đinh đóng khểnh khạc ra ngoài. (The nail is sticking out quite badly.)
  • Nó nằm khểnh khạc cả ngày chẳng làm gì. (He's been lounging around all day doing nothing.)

Synonyms

• Chìa (v): to stick out, protrude (for teeth).
• Nằm ườn / Ngồi ườn (v): to lie/sit lazily, to lounge (for posture).
• Thong dong, nhàn nhã (adj): leisurely, idle (describing the state).

Related Phrases

• Răng khểnh: A protruding tooth / buck teeth.
  • Nhiều người cho răng khểnh là dễ thương. (Many people think a protruding tooth is cute.)

Related Idioms

(Note: "Khểnh" itself is not commonly used in fixed idioms. Its meaning is typically expressed in the phrases above.)

1. Protruding
   • Răng khểnh
     To have protruding teeth,to be buck-toothed
2. Lounging, sprawling
   • Ngày nghỉ, nằm khểnh ở nhà
     To spend day off sprawling in bed at home