Definition

1. Noun:

   • String, fine cord: A thin cord or string, often made from hemp or similar fibers, used for tying or binding.

2. Adjective:

   • Sweetish (unpleasantly so): Describing a taste that is slightly and unpleasantly sweet, often in a way that makes food or drink less palatable. (This usage can also be written as lợ).

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Anh ấy dùng sợi nhợ để buộc gói hàng. (He used a piece of string to tie the package.)
  • Nhợ gai thường rất bền. (Hemp string is usually very durable.)

• Adjective:

  • Nước canh này nhợ quá, khó ăn. (This soup is too sweetish, it's hard to eat.)
  • Món thịt kho bị nhợ vì đường nhiều. (The braised pork dish has a sweetish taste because it has too much sugar.)

Advanced Usage

• "nhờ nhợ" (reduplicative form, attenuating meaning): Describes a mildly and unpleasantly sweet taste.
  • Canh cho đường nhờ nhợ thế nào ấy. (The soup with sugar added to it tasted unpleasantly sweetish.)

Variants and Related Words

• lợ (adj): An alternate form for the adjective meaning "sweetish (unpleasantly so)."
  • Chè này lợ, không hợp khẩu vị tôi. (This sweet soup is unpleasantly sweetish, it doesn't suit my taste.)

Synonyms

• Noun: (string, rope), (thread).
• Adjective: (cloyingly sweet), (unpleasantly sweet).

Related Phrases

• buộc bằng nhợ: to tie with a string.
  • Họ buộc bằng nhợ thay vì dùng dây thừng. (They tied it with string instead of using a rope.)

noun

1. String, fine cord

adj

1. (cũng nói lợ) Sweetish
2. nhờ nhợ (láy,ý giảm)
   • Canh cho đường nhờ nhợ thế nào ấy
     The soup with sugar added to it tasted unpleasantly sweetish