lướt mướt

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lướt mướt

Quần áo của cậu bé lướt mướt sau khi chơi dưới mưa.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Soaking wet, drenched, sodden: Describes something, typically fabric or clothing, that is completely saturated with water or another liquid.
    • (Less common) In a state of copious, emotional weeping: Describes someone crying profusely, with tears streaming down their face.
Usage
  • The word lướt mướt is primarily used to describe the physical state of being very wet.
  • It often carries a nuance of being unpleasantly, uncomfortably, or excessively wet, as opposed to just damp.
  • The usage related to crying is less frequent and considered more literary or descriptive.
Usage Examples

  • Adjective (Wet):

    • Trời mưa, áo mưa rách nên người tôi lướt mướt. (It was raining, my raincoat was torn so I got soaking wet.)
    • Sau trận mưa rào, con đường đất trở nên lướt mướt và lầy lội. (After the downpour, the dirt road became sodden and muddy.)
    • Quần áo giặt chưa kịp phơi, để trong thùng lướt mướt cả ngày. (The washed clothes weren't hung out in time, they sat sopping wet in the basket all day.)

  • Adjective (Crying):

    • Nghe tin buồn, cô ấy ngồi khóc lướt mướt. (Upon hearing the sad news, she sat crying her eyes out / in floods of tears.)
Advanced Usage
  • "Khóc lướt mướt": To cry one's eyes out, to weep copiously. This is a fixed collocation when using the word in the context of crying.
    • Đứa trẻ bị ngã đau nên khóc lướt mướt. (The child fell and got hurt, so it cried its eyes out.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Ướt sũng / Ướt đẫm: Also mean "soaking wet," often used interchangeably with lướt mướt for physical wetness.
  • Sướt mướt (Note: Different word): An adjective meaning "overly sentimental," "mawkish," or "whiny." While the reference mentions it as similar, sướt mướt and lướt mướt have distinct primary meanings and should not be confused.
Synonyms
  • Ướt nhẹp: Soaking wet, sopping wet (colloquial).
  • Đầm đìa: Drenched, soaked (can be used for sweat or tears as well).
  • Ẩm ướt: Damp, moist (less intense than lướt mướt).
Related Idioms/Phrases
  • Ướt như chuột lột: (Idiom) Literally "as wet as a skinned mouse," meaning completely drenched, soaked to the skin. This is a stronger, more vivid idiom than lướt mướt.
lướt mướt

Quần áo của cậu bé lướt mướt sau khi chơi dưới mưa.

  1. Soaking wet
    • Mưa to quần áo lướt mướt
      To get one's clothes soaking wet in a heavy rain.
  2. (ít dùng) như sướt mướt