lều khều
Definition
- Adjective:
- Lanky, tall and thin: Describes a person, typically a young man, who is unusually tall and slender, often with an impression of being awkward or ungainly due to their height and build.
- Gangling: Emphasizes a thin, bony physique with long limbs that may seem loosely coordinated.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Cậu thanh niên mới lớn trông hơi lều khều. (The teenage boy looks a bit lanky.)
- Anh ta cao lều khều như một cây sào. (He is tall and gangly like a pole.)
Advanced Usage
- The term often carries a slightly informal or colloquial tone and is used more in descriptive speech than in formal writing. It can imply youthfulness, as the physique is often associated with adolescent growth spurts.
Variants and Related Words
- Cao lêu nghêu: An idiom with a very similar meaning, emphasizing extreme tallness and thinness.
- Nó cao lêu nghêu, dễ nhận ra trong đám đông. (He is incredibly tall and lanky, easy to spot in a crowd.)
Synonyms
- Lanky: Tall and thin.
- Gangling: Tall, thin, and awkward in movements.
- Rangy: Tall and long-limbed.
Related Idioms
- Cao như cây sào: As tall as a pole (used to emphasize extreme height and thinness).
- Thằng bé lớp 9 đã cao như cây sào, trông rất lều khều. (The 9th-grade boy is as tall as a pole and looks very gangly.)