nắm xương
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Definition
- Noun:
- Bones; a handful of bones: Refers literally to the skeletal remains of a deceased person or animal. It emphasizes the physical, often dry, bones.
- A mere skeleton; a wisp of a person: Used figuratively to describe a living person who is extremely thin, frail, or emaciated, as if they are nothing but skin and bones.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Sau nhiều năm, trong mộ chỉ còn lại một nắm xương. (After many years, only a handful of bones remained in the grave.)
- Căn bệnh khiến ông ấy chỉ còn là một nắm xương. (The illness left him as nothing but a bag of bones.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in literary or emotional contexts to evoke pity, sadness, or the stark reality of death and extreme frailty.
Variants and Related Words
- Bộ xương (n): skeleton.
- Bảo tàng trưng bày một bộ xương khủng long. (The museum displays a dinosaur skeleton.)
Synonyms
- Skeletal remains: The bones of a dead body.
- Skin and bones: An idiom describing a very thin person.
Related Idioms
- Da bọc xương: (lit. skin wrapping bone) an idiom meaning extremely thin, emaciated.
- Cô ấy ốm đến mức da bọc xương. (She is so ill she's just skin and bones.)