lẻ đôi
Definition
- Adjective:
- Separated from one's partner: Describes a person who is no longer living with or is apart from their spouse or romantic partner, often implying a temporary or permanent state of separation.
- Odd one out (in a pair): Can describe a single item that remains when its matching counterpart is missing or unavailable, making a pair incomplete.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Sau cuộc cãi vã, anh ấy sống lẻ đôi. (After the argument, he lived separated from his partner.)
- Chỉ còn một chiếc tất, nó đã trở thành lẻ đôi. (Only one sock remained; it had become the odd one out.)
Advanced Usage
- The term often carries a connotation of incompleteness, loneliness, or deviation from the expected state of being part of a couple or pair.
Variants and Related Words
Lẻ loi (adj): lonely, solitary.
- Cô ấy cảm thấy lẻ loi trong căn nhà lớn. (She felt lonely in the big house.)
Lẻ bóng (adj): alone, solitary (often used poetically).
- Ông cụ sống lẻ bóng sau khi vợ mất. (The old man lived alone after his wife passed away.)
Synonyms
- Separated: no longer living together as a couple.
- Parted: having gone away from each other.
- Unmatched: not forming a matching pair.
Related Idioms
- Lẻ bạn lẻ bầy: to be separated from one's companions or group, emphasizing a state of being alone or isolated.
- Trong chuyến du lịch, tôi bị lạc và cảm thấy lẻ bạn lẻ bầy. (During the trip, I got lost and felt separated from my group and alone.)