Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Fat, corpulent, plump: Describes a person or animal having a large, heavy body with a lot of excess flesh; often implies being well-fed and stout. It is a formal or literary term.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Ông ấy có thân hình phì nộn. (He has a corpulent body.)
  • Sau kỳ nghỉ, cô ấy trông có vẻ phì nộn hơn. (After the holiday, she looks somewhat plumper.)

Advanced Usage

• The word phì nộn is primarily used in written Vietnamese or formal descriptions. In everyday spoken language, words like béo, mập, or tròn trịa are more common.
• It often carries a neutral to slightly negative connotation, focusing on the physical state of being overweight, unlike béo tốt which can imply being healthily stout.

Variants and Related Words

• Béo (adj): Fat, the most common and general term.
• Mập (adj): Plump, chubby; common in Southern Vietnamese.
• Béo phì (adj): Obese; a medical or more serious term for being very fat.
• Tròn trịa (adj): Plump and round, often used in a more positive or endearing way.
• Ú na ú nần (adj, idiomatic): Very plump and cute, often used for babies or young children.

Synonyms

• Béo (fat)
• Mập (plump)
• Mũm mĩm (chubby, often for cheeks)
• Béo tròn (round and fat)

Antonyms

• Gầy (thin, skinny)
• Ốm (thin, lean; can also mean sick)
• Mảnh khảnh (slender, slim)

1. Fat, corpulent
   • Thân thể phì nộn
     To have a fat body, to be corpulent