Definition

Adjective: - Slimy and dirty: Describes something unpleasantly wet, sticky, and dirty, often due to a viscous substance like mucus or saliva. It conveys a strong sense of physical disgust. - Slick and grimy: Can describe surfaces that are unpleasantly slippery and greasy with dirt or grime.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Đứa trẻ bị cảm, mũi dãi nhớt nhát đầy mặt. (The child has a cold; his face is covered in slimy saliva and nose mucus.)
  • Sàn nhà tắm không được lau khô, nhớt nhát và dễ trượt. (The bathroom floor wasn't dried; it's slimy and slippery.)
  • Anh ta chạm vào thứ gì đó nhớt nhát dưới nước. (He touched something slimy and grimy in the water.)

Advanced Usage

• Used figuratively to describe morally repulsive or obsequious behavior, though this is less common than the physical description.
  • Lời nịnh hót nhớt nhát của hắn khiến mọi người khó chịu. (His slimy flattery made everyone uncomfortable.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nhớt (adj): Slimy, viscous, greasy. The core root word.
  • Chất lỏng nhớt (a viscous liquid).
• Nhát (adj): Often implies a thin, spread-out, or watery state of something unpleasant, combining with "nhớt" to intensify the meaning.

Synonyms

• Slimy: Covered with or resembling slime; disgustingly sticky.
• Grimy: Covered with dirt or grime; filthy.
• Viscous and dirty: Having a thick, sticky consistency and being unclean.

Related Idioms

• While "nhớt nhát" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is used in vivid descriptive phrases to emphasize filth.
  • Mặt mày nhớt nhát: A phrase describing a face smeared with slimy, dirty substances.

1. Slimy
   • Mũi dãi nhớt nhát
     Slimy saliva and nose mucus