lớp nhớp
Definition
- Adjective:
- Sticky and dirty: Describes a surface or substance that is unpleasantly adhesive, greasy, and soiled, often causing a repulsive tactile sensation.
- Grimy and grubby: Characterized by a layer of viscous filth or grime.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Tay nó lớp nhớp vì dầu mỡ. (His hands were sticky and dirty from grease.)
- Sàn bếp sau khi nấu ăn rất lớp nhớp. (The kitchen floor is very grimy after cooking.)
- Lá chuối bị lớp nhớp. (The banana leaf became sticky and dirty.)
Advanced Usage
- The word "lớp nhớp" is often used to emphasize a tactile disgust, not just visual dirtiness. It implies a residue that is difficult to clean off.
Variants and Related Words
Nhớp nháp (adj): Also means sticky and dirty, often used interchangeably with "lớp nhớp," though sometimes with a slightly stronger nuance of sliminess.
- Con ếch cảm thấy nhớp nháp. (The frog felt slimy.)
Nhớp (adj): The root adjective meaning dirty or grimy, often in a greasy or oily way.
- Chiếc áo nhớp mồ hôi. (The shirt was grimy with sweat.)
Synonyms
- Greasy and dirty: Covered with or resembling an oily, unclean substance.
- Grimy: Covered with ingrained dirt or soot.
- Gunky: (Informal) Unpleasantly sticky and messy.
Related Idioms
- Lớp nhớp như mỡ hàng chợ: As greasy and dirty as market fat (a simile emphasizing extreme, repulsive greasiness).
- Mặt bàn này lớp nhớp như mỡ hàng chợ. (This tabletop is as greasy and grimy as market fat.)