nhoe nhóe
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Definition
- Adjective (Reduplicative form):
- Watery and blurred; smudged and runny: Describes something, typically writing, ink, makeup, or a wet surface, that has become indistinct, messy, and spread out due to moisture, causing a blurred or smeared appearance.
- Tear-streaked: Describes a face marked with runny, smeared tears, often making the appearance messy and blurred.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Chữ viết mực bị nhòe nhoe nhóe vì nước mưa. (The ink writing became all smudged and runny because of the rain.)
- Mặt cô bé nhoe nhóe nước mắt và son môi. (The little girl's face was streaked with tears and smeared lipstick.)
- Bức tranh màu nước trông nhoe nhóe sau khi bị ướt. (The watercolor painting looked blurred and runny after getting wet.)
Advanced Usage
- This is a reduplicative form (láy) of the root word "nhòe" (to blur, to smudge). The reduplication intensifies the meaning, emphasizing a state of being very blurred, messy, and wetly indistinct.
- It often carries a negative connotation of untidiness or ruin, as in makeup being ruined by tears or important writing being rendered illegible.
Variants and Related Words
- Nhòe (v/adj): to blur, to smudge; blurred.
- Tấm ảnh cũ đã bị nhòe. (The old photo has become blurred.)
- Lòe nhòe (adj): another reduplicative form with a similar meaning of being blurry and indistinct, often for lights or vision.
- Ánh đèn lòe nhòe trong sương mù. (The lights were hazy and blurry in the fog.)
Synonyms
- Smudged: marked with blurred streaks or smears.
- Blurred: unclear and indistinct.
- Streaked: marked with lines or streaks, especially of tears or running color.
- Runny: (of a substance) fluid and spreading uncontrollably.
Related Idioms
- Khóc nhoe nhóe: to cry one's eyes out, to weep messily and copiously.
- Đứa trẻ khóc nhoe nhóe vì bị ngã. (The child was crying its eyes out because it fell.)
- xem nhóe (láy)