lủi thủi
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Adjective:
- Alone and forlorn: Describes a state of being by oneself in a way that appears lonely, pitiful, or desolate, often with a sense of quiet resignation or dejection.
- Lonely and subdued: Conveys a feeling of solitude accompanied by a quiet, melancholic, or humble demeanor, without the bustle of company.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Sau buổi tiệc, anh ấy lủi thủi ra về một mình. (After the party, he went home alone and forlorn.)
- Đứa trẻ ngồi lủi thủi trong góc phòng. (The child sat lonely and subdued in the corner of the room.)
- Bà cụ lủi thủi bán hàng ở đầu chợ. (The old woman sells goods at the market entrance, looking lonesome.)
Advanced Usage
- The word often implies not just physical solitude but also an emotional state of sadness or neglect that is visibly apparent in one's actions or posture.
- It can describe the manner of an action (functioning similarly to an adverb) to mean "in a lonely, pitiful way," as in (to head home in a forlorn manner).
Variants and Related Words
- Thui thủi (adj): A close variant with the same core meaning of being alone and pitiful.
- Nó ngồi thui thủi cả buổi chiều. (He sat alone and dejected all afternoon.)
Synonyms
- Forlorn: Pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely.
- Lonesome: Sad from being alone.
- Solitary: Done or existing alone, often with a connotation of isolation.
- Desolate: Feeling or showing great unhappiness or loneliness.
Related Idioms
- Lủi thủi như con chó ốm: (To be) as forlorn as a sick dog. This idiom intensifies the imagery of pitiful solitude.
- Thất bại xong, anh ta về nhà lủi thủi như con chó ốm. (After failing, he went home as forlorn as a sick dog.)