lèo khèo

Hai đứa trẻ lèo khèo với nhau trên sân chơi.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Lanky and thin: Describes a person who is unpleasantly tall and skinny, often implying a gaunt or awkward physical appearance.
   • Troublesome / Nagging: Describes behavior that is persistently annoying, fussy, or inclined to make petty difficulties.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Physical):
  • Cậu thanh niên trông hơi lèo khèo. (The young man looks rather lanky and thin.)
• Adjective (Behavioral):
  • Đừng có lèo khèo về chuyện nhỏ nhặt ấy nữa. (Stop being so fussy about that trivial matter.)

Advanced Usage

• The word can carry a negative connotation, suggesting something is not just thin but unhealthily or unattractively so, or that behavior is unnecessarily difficult.

Variants and Related Words

• Lèo khoèo: A common variant spelling with the same meanings.

Synonyms

• Lanky: Tall and thin.
• Gaunt: Lean and haggard in appearance.
• Fussy: Overly concerned with details.
• Nagging: Persistently annoying.

Related Idioms

• While "lèo khèo" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is used descriptively within phrases to criticize appearance or behavior.