lùn cùn

Một chú chó lùn cùn đang chơi đùa trong vườn.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Very short and stunted: Describes a person, animal, or plant that is notably short in stature, often implying an unattractive or disproportionate lack of height.
   • Dwarfed / stunted: Can describe something that is underdeveloped in growth, making it appear short and small.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cậu bé trông hơi lùn cùn so với các bạn cùng lớp. (The boy looks rather short and stunted compared to his classmates.)
  • Cây cối trong vườn mọc lùn cùn vì thiếu ánh sáng. (The plants in the garden grow stunted due to lack of sunlight.)

Advanced Usage

• The term often carries a mildly derogatory or pitying connotation, emphasizing an undesirable or unnatural shortness. It is more expressive and colloquial than the neutral word "thấp" (short).

Variants and Related Words

• Lùn (adj): short, dwarf. A more common and neutral term for short stature.

  • Giống chó lùn (a dwarf dog breed)

• Thấp bé (adj): short and small. A descriptive phrase similar in meaning to "lùn cùn" but slightly more formal.

Synonyms

• Stunted: prevented from growing or developing properly.
• Dwarfed: abnormally small.
• Short and squat: short and broad in build.

Related Idioms

• While "lùn cùn" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is used in descriptive, often critical, comparisons.
  • Người thì cao kẻ thì lùn cùn. (Some people are tall, others are short and stumpy.)