nứt nẻ
Definition
- Adjective:
- Cracked and fissured: Describes a surface, typically of a dry material like earth, skin, or paint, that has developed many small cracks or splits.
- Chapped: Specifically used to describe skin, especially lips or hands, that is dry and split.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Đất khô nứt nẻ vì hạn hán. (The dry earth is cracked and fissured due to drought.)
- Môi cô ấy nứt nẻ vào mùa đông. (Her lips become chapped in the winter.)
- Lớp sơn trên tường đã cũ và nứt nẻ. (The paint layer on the wall is old and cracked.)
Advanced Usage
- The word "nứt nẻ" often implies a state of dryness and damage resulting from a lack of moisture or excessive exposure to harsh conditions. It suggests a network of many small cracks rather than one large split.
Variants and Related Words
Nứt (v): to crack, to split. This is the root verb.
- Cái cốc bị nứt. (The cup is cracked.)
Nẻ (v): to chap, to develop fissures (often used for skin or soil).
- Da tay bị nẻ. (The skin on the hands is chapped.)
Synonyms
- Fissured: Having long, narrow cracks or openings.
- Chapped: (Of skin) raw and cracked, especially from exposure to cold weather.
- Cracked: Broken without coming completely apart.
Related Idioms
- Nứt nẻ như đất hạn: As cracked as drought-stricken land. Used to emphasize severe dryness and cracking.
- Bàn tay người nông dân nứt nẻ như đất hạn. (The farmer's hands were as cracked as drought-stricken land.)