nhưng nhức

Thân thiện

Một chiếc răng đen nhưng nhức lấp lánh dưới ánh đèn.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Slightly aching, throbbing with mild pain: Describes a dull, persistent, or intermittent pain that is noticeable but not severe.
   • Jet-black, glossy, and beautiful: Describes something (typically teeth or hair) that is intensely black, shiny, and aesthetically pleasing.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Aching):

  • Vết thương đã lành nhưng vẫn còn nhưng nhức. (The wound has healed but still aches slightly.)
  • Sau khi làm việc nặng, lưng tôi cảm thấy nhưng nhức. (After heavy work, my back feels a dull ache.)

• Adjective (Jet-black & glossy):

  • Cô ấy có hàm răng đen nhưng nhức. (She has jet-black, glossy teeth.)
  • Mái tóc đen nhưng nhức của cô ấy rất nổi bật. (Her glossy, jet-black hair is very striking.)

Advanced Usage

• "đau nhưng nhức": A common collocation meaning "to ache with a dull pain".
  • Chân tôi đau nhưng nhức suốt đêm. (My leg ached with a dull pain all night.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nhức: The root word, meaning "to ache" or "to throb with pain". "Nhưng nhức" is a reduplicative form (từ láy) of "nhức", often intensifying or softening its meaning depending on context.
• Đen nhánh: Another adjective meaning "shiny black", similar to the second meaning of "nhưng nhức".

Synonyms

• Âm ỉ: (for the pain meaning) smoldering, dull (pain).
• Đen bóng, đen lánh: (for the color meaning) glossy black, shiny black.

Notes on Meaning

• Reduplicative Word (Từ láy): "Nhưng nhức" is a reduplicative form. In Vietnamese, reduplicatives often modify the root word's meaning, sometimes indicating a lesser degree, a repetitive action, or a descriptive quality. Here, it can soften "nhức" (ache) to mean a milder ache or intensify the quality of blackness to mean a deep, glossy black.
• Context is Crucial: The meaning is entirely dependent on context. It typically describes physical pain or the visual quality of black objects. It is not used for emotional pain.

Học thuật

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