nấm lùn

Một chú nấm lùn đang ngồi nghỉ dưới một cây nấm to.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A short, squat mushroom: A type of fungus with a very short, stunted stalk and a broad cap, giving it a dwarf-like appearance.
   • A short person (slang, mildly derogatory): A colloquial and somewhat impolite term for a person who is very short in stature, comparing them to a dwarf mushroom.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trong rừng có nhiều loại nấm, từ nấm lùn đến nấm cao. (In the forest, there are many types of mushrooms, from short, squat ones to tall ones.)
  • Anh bạn cùng phòng tôi là một nấm lùn, anh ấy chỉ cao 1,5 mét. (My roommate is a shorty; he is only 1.5 meters tall.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily used in informal contexts. When describing mushrooms in a botanical context, more specific terms are preferred.
• When referring to a person, it is considered casual and can be offensive. It is similar to English terms like "shorty," "runt," or "shrimp."

Variants and Related Words

• Lùn (adj): Dwarf, short, stunted. Describes something of unusually small size.
  • Cây lùn (dwarf tree)
• Nấm (n): Mushroom, fungus.

Synonyms

• For a person: short person, shrimp (slang), runt (slang), peewee (slang).
• For a mushroom: stunted mushroom, dwarf mushroom.

Related Idioms

• Thấp lè tè (adj phrase): Very short and squat, close to the ground. This is often used in the dictionary definition of .
  • Cái bàn này thấp lè tè. (This table is very squat/low to the ground.)