nhớp nhúa
Definition
- Adjective:
- Filthy and greasy/grimy: Describes something that is disgustingly dirty, often due to being wet, slimy, or covered in a sticky, oily grime. It implies a repulsive, unpleasantly moist kind of dirtiness.
- Squalid and sordid: Can describe something morally unclean or sleazy, extending the sense of physical filth to abstract contexts.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Sau trận mưa, con đường đất trở nên nhớp nhúa. (After the rain, the dirt road became filthy and muddy.)
- Cái bếp đó nhớp nhúa vì dầu mỡ bám khắp nơi. (That kitchen is greasy and grimy because oil is stuck everywhere.)
- Anh ta bị cuốn vào những vụ làm ăn nhớp nhúa. (He got involved in squalid business deals.)
Advanced Usage
- Used to intensify the state of being dirty, often carrying a stronger emotional connotation of disgust than words like "bẩn" (dirty) alone.
Variants and Related Words
- Nhớp (adj): Slightly dirty or grimy, often with a moist or oily quality. A simpler, sometimes less intense form.
- Tay cậu bé nhớp vì kem. (The boy's hands are grimy from ice cream.)
Synonyms
- Grime-covered: Covered with ingrained dirt.
- Slimy: Covered with a wet, slippery substance, often unpleasant.
- Squalid: Dirty and unpleasant, especially from poverty or neglect.
- Sordid: Involving immoral or dishonest actions; filthy in a moral sense.
Related Idioms
- While "nhớp nhúa" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is a vivid descriptive term often used in phrases depicting extreme neglect or moral decay.