Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Colossal, enormous, gigantic: Describes something of exceptionally large size, scale, or amount. It emphasizes an extreme degree that is impressive or staggering.
   • Bulky, massive: Describes a physical object that is very large and occupies a lot of space, often implying it is cumbersome or imposing.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Công ty đó có khoản lợi nhuận kếch xù. (That company has colossal profits.)
  • Chiếc tủ kếch xù này chiếm quá nhiều diện tích phòng. (This bulky wardrobe takes up too much floor space.)
  • Hắn ta thừa hưởng một gia tài kếch xù. (He inherited a colossal fortune.)

Advanced Usage

• While primarily an adjective, "kếch xù" can be used in comparative structures, though it is already a strong superlative in feeling.
  • Khoản nợ này thậm chí còn kếch xù hơn khoản trước. (This debt is even more colossal than the previous one.)

Variants and Related Words

• Khổng lồ (adj): giant, enormous. Often used interchangeably with "kếch xù," though "khổng lồ" can sound slightly more formal or literary.
• Đồ sộ (adj): massive, monumental. Often describes large structures or works, emphasizing grandeur and scale.

Synonyms

• Colossal: of immense size or extent.
• Enormous: very large in size, quantity, or degree.
• Gigantic: of very great size or extent; huge.
• Bulky: large and difficult to move or carry.

Antonyms

• Nhỏ bé (adj): small, tiny.
• Tí hon (adj): minute, diminutive.
• Khiêm tốn (adj): modest (in size or amount).

Notes on Usage

• Register: "Kếch xù" is a common, vivid adjective used in both spoken and written Vietnamese. It is strong and descriptive but not highly formal.
• Typical Contexts: It is most frequently used to describe sums of money, debts, profits, physical objects, and occasionally abstract concepts like influence or problems.
• Connotation: It carries a neutral-to-negative connotation when describing burdens (like debt) and a neutral-to-positive connotation when describing impressive assets or scale.

1. Colossal, bulky
   • Két bạc kếch xù
     A bulky safe
   • Gia tài kếch xù
     A colossal furtune