non yếu
Definition
- Adjective:
- Weak; feeble: Describes a person, animal, or thing that lacks physical strength, vitality, or robustness.
- Fragile; vulnerable: Describes something that is delicate, easily broken, or lacking in resilience or defensive capacity.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Sau trận ốm, cơ thể cô ấy trở nên non yếu. (After the illness, her body became weak.)
- Thành lũy này non yếu, khó có thể chống cự lâu. (This fortress is vulnerable and unlikely to hold out for long.)
- Những cây non yếu ớt cần được bảo vệ khỏi gió mạnh. (The fragile young plants need protection from strong winds.)
Advanced Usage
- Often used in formal or literary contexts to describe abstract concepts like arguments, positions, or economies that are weak or untenable.
- Lập luận của họ tỏ ra non yếu trước những bằng chứng mới. (Their argument proved weak in the face of new evidence.)
Variants and Related Words
- Yếu ớt (adj): feeble, frail. A near-synonymous compound that emphasizes a state of being weak and delicate.
- Ngọn nến yếu ớt cuối cùng cũng tắt. (The feeble candle finally went out.)
Synonyms
- Weak: Lacking physical strength or energy.
- Feeble: Pathetically weak; lacking strength or effectiveness.
- Fragile: Easily broken or damaged; delicate.
- Vulnerable: Susceptible to physical or emotional attack or harm.
Related Idioms
- Non yếu chân tay: Literally "weak limbs"; used to describe physical feebleness.
- Ông cụ non yếu chân tay nhưng trí óc vẫn minh mẫn. (The old man is physically feeble but his mind remains sharp.)