lún thụt
Definition
- Adjective:
- Soft and yielding / marshy: Describes ground or terrain that is unstable, soft, and sinks under pressure, such as quicksand, deep mud, or swampy land.
- Shifting / unstable: Refers to land that is not solid or firm, often causing things to sink or become stuck.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Con đường phía sau làng rất lún thụt sau cơn mưa. (The road behind the village is very soft and marshy after the rain.)
- Đừng đi vào khu đất lún thụt đó, bạn sẽ bị sa lầy. (Do not walk on that unstable ground; you will get stuck.)
- Nền đất lún thụt khiến việc xây dựng trở nên khó khăn. (The shifting soil made construction difficult.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in environmental, agricultural, or construction contexts to warn of hazardous, non-load-bearing terrain.
- It can describe a persistent, inherent quality of the land, not just a temporary state after rain.
Variants and Related Words
- Lún (v): to sink, to subside.
- Chiếc xe bị lún trong bùn. (The car sank in the mud.)
- Thụt (v): to recede, to go down (often used with "lún" for emphasis).
- Đất lún: sinking land, subsiding ground.
- Bùn lún: quicksand, sucking mud.
Synonyms
- Marshy: waterlogged and soft.
- Boggy: wet and spongy.
- Unstable ground: ground that is not firm or secure.
- Quaggy: soft and miry.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Đất lún thụt: an emphatic phrase for extremely soft, treacherous ground.
- Cánh đồng này là đất lún thụt, nguy hiểm lắm. (This field is treacherous, marshy ground; it's very dangerous.)