lụi
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Definition
Verb:
- To become stunted, to wither away, to die back: Refers to plants or vegetation drying up, shrinking, and dying, often due to lack of water, nutrients, or extreme weather conditions.
- To dwindle, to die down, to fade (for a fire or light): Describes a flame or light gradually weakening and going out.
Noun:
- A type of palm tree (Licuala): Refers to a specific genus of small, slender, and straight-stemmed palm trees, whose wood is often hard and used for making canes or walking sticks.
Usage Examples
- Verb (Plant withering):
- Trời nắng quá, mấy cây mới trồng lụi hết. (The sun is too scorching; all the newly planted trees withered away.)
- Vườn hoa lụi tàn sau đợt hạn hán. (The flower garden withered after the drought.)
- Verb (Fire/Light dying down):
- Ngọn lửa trong lò sưởi dần lụi đi. (The fire in the fireplace gradually died down.)
- Ánh nến lụi tắt trước cơn gió. (The candlelight flickered out in the wind.)
- Noun (Palm tree):
- Ông cụ chống gậy bằng thân cây lụi. (The old man uses a cane made from a licuala palm trunk.)
Advanced Usage
- "lụi tàn": To wither and perish completely. Often used for plants or metaphorically for fading glory or life.
- Một nền văn minh đã lụi tàn. (A civilization that has withered and perished.)
- "lụi dần": To dwindle or fade away gradually.
- Hy vọng của họ lụi dần theo thời gian. (Their hope dwindled over time.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tàn lụi (Verb phrase): A synonym often used interchangeably with "lụi tàn," meaning to decline, fade, or perish.
- Sức khỏe của bà cụ đang tàn lụi. (The old woman's health is failing.)
- Lụi hụi (Adverb): An informal, reduplicative form describing someone working diligently, often in a bent-over or focused manner. (Note: This is a distinct colloquial term and not a direct variant of "lụi").
- Anh ấy làm việc lụi hụi cả ngày trong vườn. (He worked diligently all day in the garden.)
Synonyms
- Héo (Verb): To wilt, to wither (usually for plants).
- Tắt (Verb): To go out, to turn off (for fire, light).
- Còi cọc (Verb/Adj.): To be stunted, undersized (for growth).
Related Phrases (Collocations)
- Chết lụi (Verb phrase): To die off, to wither and die.
- Cây cối chết lụi vì thiếu nước. (The plants withered and died from lack of water.)
- Lụi đi (Verb phrase): To dwindle away, to fade.
- Tiếng nói của ông ấy lụi đi thành thì thầm. (His voice faded to a whisper.)
Related Idioms
- "Cây *lụi lá xanh cành"*: An idiom implying that even when the main part (the tree) declines, other parts (branches/leaves) may still thrive. It can metaphorically describe a family or system where the core weakens but the periphery remains.
- (Not commonly used in modern daily conversation but found in literature or proverbs.)
- Get stunted, wither away
- Trời nắng quá, mấy cây mới trồng lụi hếtIn the scorching sun, the newly-planted trees withered away