Definition

1. Adjective (Descriptive):
   • Very short / Stubby: Describes an object that is unusually short in length or height, often implying a blunt or truncated appearance.
   • Curt / Abrupt (of speech): Describes speech or a reply that is excessively brief, blunt, and lacking in politeness or elaboration.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cái bút chì này lủn quá, không gọt được nữa. (This pencil is too stubby, it can't be sharpened anymore.)
  • Anh ta trả lời cụt lủn: "Không biết". (He gave a curt reply: "Don't know.")

Advanced Usage

• "cụt lủn": An intensified compound meaning extremely short (physically) or very curt (in manner of speaking).

  • Chiếc đuôi cụt lủn của chú chó. (The dog's very stubby tail.)
  • Một câu từ chối cụt lủn. (A very curt refusal.)

• "thun lủn": A reduplicative form (láy) that emphasizes the quality of being very short and stumpy.

  • Đứa bé mặc bộ đồ thun lủn. (The child is wearing a very short and tight outfit.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cụt (adj): short, cut off. Often used with "lủn" for emphasis.
• Ngắn (adj): short. A more standard, neutral term for short length.

Synonyms

• Stubby: short and thick.
• Curt: rudely brief in speech.
• Truncated: shortened by cutting off.

Notes on Usage

• "Lủn" is primarily used in informal, colloquial speech.
• It often carries a negative or disapproving connotation, especially when describing speech ("cụt lủn"), implying rudeness or a lack of courtesy.
• When describing objects, it emphasizes an undesirable or noticeable shortness.

1. Short
   • Cụt lủn
     Short-spoken, curt
   • Câu trả lời cụt lủn
     A curt answer
   • thun lủn (láy,ý tăng)