lẳng khẳng

Anh ấy cao lẳng khẳng nhưng lại rất khỏe mạnh.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Tall and skinny: Describes a person who is notably tall and thin, often with a connotation of being somewhat lanky or gaunt in appearance.
   • Gangly: Suggests a thin, awkward, or bony physical build due to height.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Anh thanh niên ấy trông lẳng khẳng nhưng rất khỏe. (That young man looks tall and skinny but is very strong.)
  • Dáng người lẳng khẳng của cô ấy dễ nhận ra từ xa. (Her gangly figure is easy to recognize from afar.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "lẳng khẳng" is primarily descriptive and often used in informal or colloquial contexts to paint a vivid picture of someone's physique. It is not typically considered a polite or formal descriptor.

Variants and Related Words

• Khẳng khiu (adj): Very thin and bony, often describing limbs or plants. It emphasizes frailty more than height.
  • Cành cây khẳng khiu trơ trụi lá. (The tree branch is bare and spindly.)

Synonyms

• Lanky: Tall, thin, and often ungraceful.
• Gangly: Tall, thin, and awkward in movement.
• Gaunt: Lean and haggard, often from suffering or age.

Related Idioms

• While "lẳng khẳng" itself is not commonly part of a fixed idiom, it is used descriptively in phrases characterizing a person's appearance.