mòn mỏi
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Worn out, exhausted (from long waiting or enduring): Describes a state of physical or mental fatigue caused by prolonged hardship, waiting, or suffering.
- Gradually declining, wasting away: Describes something that diminishes or fades away slowly over time, often due to erosion, consumption, or the passage of time.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Anh ấy chờ đợi một tin nhắn trả lời trong sự mòn mỏi. (He waited for a reply message in weary exhaustion.)
- Tình yêu của họ dần trở nên mòn mỏi sau nhiều năm xa cách. (Their love gradually became worn out after many years of separation.)
- Những viên đá bị mòn mỏi bởi nước chảy qua hàng thế kỷ. (The stones were worn down by flowing water over centuries.)
Advanced Usage
"Mòn mỏi chờ đợi": to wait wearily/with exhausted anticipation.
- Cô ấy mòn mỏi chờ đợi người chồng đi chiến trường trở về. (She waited wearily for her husband to return from the battlefield.)
"Mòn mỏi theo năm tháng": to be eroded/worn away by the years.
- Những ký ức đẹp cũng không tránh khỏi bị mòn mỏi theo năm tháng. (Even beautiful memories cannot avoid being worn away by the years.)
Variants and Related Words
Mòn (verb/adjective): to wear out; worn.
- Đôi giày này đã bị mòn đế. (The soles of these shoes are worn out.)
Mỏi mệt (adjective): tired, weary (more general physical/mental fatigue).
- Sau chuyến đi dài, tôi cảm thấy rất mỏi mệt. (After the long journey, I felt very weary.)
Synonyms
- Kiệt sức: exhausted, depleted (often more sudden or severe).
- Hao mòn: to wear away, to deplete (often used for resources or physical objects).
- Tàn lụi: to wither, to fade away (often for plants or life force).
Related Idioms
"Mòn con mắt chờ đợi": to wait until one's eyes are weary (to wait for a very long time with great anticipation).
- Bà mẹ mòn con mắt chờ đợi tin tức của đứa con đi xa. (The mother waited with weary eyes for news of her child who was far away.)
"Mòn mỏi ruột gan": to be worn out with worry/anxiety (literally: to have one's liver and intestines worn out).
- Nghe tin con ốm, bà cứ mòn mỏi ruột gan. (Upon hearing her child was sick, she was worn out with worry.)
- Wear out gradually, decline gradually.
- "Ngày xuân mòn mỏi má hồng phôi pha " (Nguyễn Du)
- Her youth had gradually declined and her looks had lost their freshness