nghẹo
Definition
- Adjective:
- Crooked, tilted, or twisted: Describes something that is not straight, often bent or leaning to one side, typically in a slight or unnatural manner.
- Awry, askew: Refers to something being out of its correct or expected position or alignment.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Cái cây bị bão làm nghẹo. (The tree was left crooked by the storm.)
- Bức tranh treo hơi nghẹo. (The picture is hanging a bit askew.)
- Cổ nó nghẹo vì ngủ sai tư thế. (His neck is stiff/twisted from sleeping in the wrong position.)
Advanced Usage
- "nghẹo cổ": to have a stiff or cricked neck.
- Ngồi máy tính cả ngày khiến tôi nghẹo cổ. (Sitting at the computer all day gave me a stiff neck.)
Variants and Related Words
- Ngoẹo (adj): A common variant with the same meaning of crooked, bent, or twisted.
- Cành cây bị ngoẹo. (The tree branch is bent.)
Synonyms
- Crooked: Not straight; bent or twisted.
- Askew: Not in a straight or level position.
- Tilted: Leaning or sloping to one side.
Related Idioms
- Nghẹo đầu nghẹo cổ: To crane one's neck (literally, to have a crooked head and neck). Often used to describe straining to see something.
- Mọi người nghẹo đầu nghẹo cổ nhìn đoàn diễu hành. (Everyone craned their necks to see the parade.)
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