lẽo đẽo
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Definition
Adverb: - Along; along behind: Describes the action of following someone closely and persistently, often with effort, at a slow but steady pace, without leaving their side. It implies a sense of dogged, sometimes weary, pursuit or accompaniment.
Usage Examples
- Adverb:
- Đứa trẻ lẽo đẽo theo mẹ lên tận chợ huyện chơi. (The child tagged along behind its mother all the way to the district market to play.)
- Cậu bé cứ lẽo đẽo theo đoàn quân để xem diễn tập. (The boy kept trudging along after the army troop to watch the drills.)
- Chị Dậu dẫn con lẽo đẽo dưới ánh nắng mùa hè. (Chi Dau led her child, plodding along behind her under the summer sun.)
Advanced Usage
- The word often carries a connotation of slight burden, reluctance, or tiresome persistence, either for the person following or as perceived by the person being followed. It paints a vivid picture of a follower who is determined but perhaps struggling to keep up.
Variants and Related Words
- Lẽo đẽo theo (v): to tag along, to follow persistently.
- Nó cứ lẽo đẽo theo tôi suốt cả ngày. (It just tagged along after me the whole day.)
Synonyms
- Tag along: to follow someone, especially when not explicitly invited.
- Trail along/behind: to follow slowly, often at a distance.
- Plod along: to walk slowly with heavy steps, especially because of exhaustion.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Lẽo đẽo như bóng với hình: To follow as closely as a shadow follows a body; to stick to someone like a shadow.
- Đứa em nhỏ lẽo đẽo theo chị như bóng với hình. (The little sibling followed the older sister as closely as a shadow.)
- along ; along behind