ngoắt ngoẹo
Definition
- Adjective:
- Limp, not firm or straight; weak and bending: Describes something that lacks rigidity, strength, or straightness, often bending or drooping feebly.
- Weakly, frail, lacking vitality: Describes a person, especially an infant, or thing that is physically weak and feeble.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Cành cây bị gãy ngoắt ngoẹo. (The broken tree branch hung limp.)
- Sợi dây thừng cũ ngoắt ngoẹo, không thể dùng được. (The old rope was limp and weak, unusable.)
- Đứa trẻ sinh non trông rất ngoắt ngoẹo. (The premature baby looked very weakly.)
Advanced Usage
- Used to describe the physical state of objects (ropes, plants, structures) that are not taut or upright due to inherent weakness or damage.
- Used to describe the feeble physical condition of a person, often a newborn or someone very ill, emphasizing a lack of strength and firmness.
Variants and Related Words
- Ngoằn ngoèo (adj): Winding, zigzagging (refers to a twisting path or line, not physical weakness).
- Yếu ớt (adj): Feeble, frail (a more general synonym for physical weakness).
- Oặt ẹo (adj/verb): To act overly weak or delicate; to feign weakness (often implies affectation).
Synonyms
- Mềm oặt: Limp, flaccid.
- Yếu đuối: Weak, feeble.
- Không cứng cáp: Not sturdy.
Related Idioms/Phrases
- While "ngoắt ngoẹo" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it can be used in descriptive phrases like:
- người ngoắt ngoẹo: a limp/weakly person.
- dáng đi ngoắt ngoẹo: a limp/wobbly gait.
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Limp
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Cây yếu quá, ngoặt ngoẹo không mọc thẳng lên đượcThe plant was too weak, it was limp and could not grow straight
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Weakly
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Thằng bé đẻ thiếu tháng ngoặt ngoẹoThat premature baby was weakly
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