non choẹt
Definition
- Adjective:
- Very young and immature: Describes a person, typically a child or adolescent, whose face or appearance clearly shows extreme youth and a lack of maturity. It emphasizes a tender age and an undeveloped, childish look.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Cậu bé ấy trông còn non choẹt lắm. (That boy still looks very young and immature.)
- Với khuôn mặt non choẹt, nó không thể nào đi làm được. (With such a very young and immature face, he/she cannot possibly go to work.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is almost exclusively used to describe facial appearance or overall visual impression of youth. It carries a connotation of being too young for a certain activity, role, or responsibility.
Variants and Related Words
Non nớt (adj): immature, inexperienced (can refer to age or behavior).
- Cô ấy còn non nớt trong chuyện tình cảm. (She is still immature in matters of love.)
Trẻ người non dạ (idiomatic phrase): literally "young in person, immature in belly"; meaning very young and naive.
- Đừng tin lời hứa của hắn, hắn chỉ là trẻ người non dạ thôi. (Don't believe his promises; he is just very young and naive.)
Synonyms
- Very youthful: having the appearance of being very young.
- Childish-looking: having an immature appearance like a child.
- Tender-aged: of a very young age.
Related Idioms
- Mặt còn non choẹt: A common phrase using the term, meaning "(one's) face is still very young and immature."
- Nó mặt còn non choẹt mà đã muốn lấy chồng. (Her face is still very young and immature, yet she wants to get married.)