Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Tall and lanky: Describes a person, animal, or sometimes an object that is notably tall and thin, often with a suggestion of being awkwardly or excessively so.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cậu thanh niên ấy cao lêu đêu. (That young man is tall and lanky.)
  • Cái cây mới trồng trông lêu đêu quá. (The newly planted tree looks so spindly.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "lêu đêu" often carries a slightly informal or descriptive tone and may imply a lack of sturdiness or proportion due to excessive height and thinness.

Variants and Related Words

• Cao lêu nghêu: An alternative phrase with a very similar meaning, also describing someone or something as tall and spindly.

Synonyms

• Lanky: Tall and thin in an ungraceful way.
• Spindly: Long or tall and thin, often appearing weak.
• Gangly: Awkwardly tall and thin.

Related Idioms

• While "lêu đêu" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is commonly used in the descriptive phrase "cao lêu đêu" to emphasize the characteristic of being tall and thin.