nhơn nhớt
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Slightly slimy, somewhat viscous: Describes a texture that is somewhat sticky, gooey, or slippery, often in an unpleasant way, typically referring to the consistency of certain foods or substances.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Canh mồng tơi có độ nhơn nhớt. (Malabar spinach soup has a slightly slimy texture.)
- Chất lỏng đó đặc lại và trở nên nhơn nhớt. (That liquid thickened and became somewhat viscous.)
Advanced Usage
- Descriptive Use: Often used to describe the undesirable texture of overcooked okra, certain leafy vegetable soups (like - Malabar spinach), or spoiled food beginning to develop a slimy layer.
- Đậu bắp luộc quá lâu sẽ bị nhơn nhớt. (Okra boiled for too long will become slimy.)
Variants and Related Words
- Nhớt (Adjective/Adverb): Slimy, viscous, greasy. This is the root word. "Nhơn nhớt" is a reduplicative form (từ láy) that softens or lessens the intensity of "nhớt," meaning "somewhat slimy" rather than "very slimy."
- Đường phố nhớt nhát sau cơn mưa. (The street is slippery after the rain.)
Synonyms
- Trơn nhớt: Slippery and slimy.
- Dính nhớt: Sticky and viscous.
- Lầy nhầy: Muddy, mucky; can describe a similar unpleasant, semi-liquid texture.
Notes on Meaning
- The word nhơn nhớt is a reduplicative (từ láy) derived from nhớt. It specifically indicates a lesser degree of the quality described by the root word. Therefore, it means "slightly viscous/slimy" rather than "extremely viscous/slimy."
- It almost always carries a negative connotation when describing food texture, implying the substance is unappetizing.
- It is rarely, if ever, used in a positive or neutral context (e.g., to describe desirable textures like that of honey or syrup).
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