kỳ hình

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Malformation / Deformity: An abnormal, often congenital, and typically permanent physical shape or structure of a body part, such as a cleft lip or an extra finger.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trẻ sinh ra với dị tật kỳ hình cần được chăm sóc y tế đặc biệt. (A child born with a physical malformation needs special medical care.)
  • Câu chuyện kể về một con quái vật có kỳ hình đáng sợ. (The story tells of a monster with a terrifying deformity.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in medical, anthropological, or literary contexts to describe congenital abnormalities. It carries a formal and somewhat clinical tone.

Variants and Related Words

• Dị tật bẩm sinh (n): Congenital defect.

  • Siêu âm có thể phát hiện một số dị tật bẩm sinh. (Ultrasound can detect some congenital defects.)

• Quái thai (n): Monster; teratogen (in a biological context). This term is stronger and often pejorative.

  • Không nên gọi đứa trẻ khuyết tật là quái thai. (A child with a disability should not be called a monster.)

Synonyms

• Deformity: An abnormal shape of a body part.
• Malformation: Faulty or abnormal formation of a body structure.
• Abnormality: A feature that deviates from the standard.

Related Idioms

• While there is no direct common idiom with "kỳ hình," the concept is related to expressions describing unusual appearance.
• Mặt mũi kỳ quái: To have a strange or grotesque face.
  • Hắn ta có bộ mặt mũi kỳ quái khiến trẻ con sợ hãi. (He has a grotesque face that frightens children.)