lủn củn

Thân thiện

Quần áo của em bé trông lủn củn vì đã mặc lâu ngày.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Too short; excessively short and often awkwardly so: Describes an item, typically clothing, that has become significantly shorter than its intended or proper length, often due to the wearer's growth or initial poor fit. It implies a noticeably and uncomfortably short appearance.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Thằng bé lớn chóng quá, quần áo đã lủn củn rồi. (The boy grows so fast that his clothes are too short for him now.)
  • Cái áo này mua từ năm ngoái, giờ mặc trông lủn củn quá. (I bought this shirt last year; now it looks ridiculously short when I wear it.)
  • Tay áo bị lủn củn, không che được cổ tay. (The sleeves are too short and cannot cover the wrists.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "lủn củn" often carries a connotation of something being stunted, stubby, or disproportionately short, not just slightly undersized. It can be used humorously or critically to describe the visual effect.

Variants and Related Words

• Củn: A less common, abbreviated form carrying a similar meaning of being very short or stumpy.
• Ngắn cũn: A synonym meaning very short, almost truncated.

Synonyms

• Too short
• Stubby
• Stunted
• Awkwardly short

Related Idioms and Expressions

• While "lủn củn" itself is not typically part of a longer idiom, its descriptive nature is used in similar phrases like "ngắn cũn cỡn" to emphasize extreme shortness.
  • Cái váy ngắn cũn cỡn. (The skirt is extremely and inappropriately short.)

Học thuật

1. Too short
   • Thằng bé lớn chóng quá, quần áo đã lủn củn rồi
     the boy grows so fast that his clothes are too short for him now; the boy has very quicly outgrown his clothes