phốp pháp
Definition
- Adjective:
- Plump, stout: Describes a person, especially a child or baby, who has a full, rounded, and healthily fleshy appearance. It carries a positive connotation of being well-fed and robust.
- Chubby, corpulent: Indicates a solid, substantial physique that is large and sturdy in build.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Em bé có đôi má phốp pháp. (The baby has chubby cheeks.)
- Sau Tết, trông anh ấy phốp pháp hẳn ra. (After the Lunar New Year, he looks decidedly plumper.)
- Cô ấy không gầy mà cũng không béo, chỉ phốp pháp. (She is not thin nor fat, just stout.)
Advanced Usage
- The word is often used affectionately and is rarely considered offensive. It typically describes a desirable, healthy state of plumpness, particularly in infants and young children.
Variants and Related Words
- Phập phồng (adj): This is a different word meaning "pulsating" or "fluttering" (e.g., from anxiety). Do not confuse with phốp pháp.
- Mập mạp (adj): Plump, chubby. A close synonym, though phốp pháp may imply a more solid, sturdy build.
- Vạm vỡ (adj): Stocky, powerfully built. Emphasizes muscular strength more than fleshy roundness.
Synonyms
- Plump: Having a full, rounded shape.
- Stout: Somewhat fat or of heavy build.
- Chubby: Slightly fat in a pleasant way.
- Corpulent: Large or bulky of body.
Related Idioms
- Phốp pháp như con gấu bông: As plump as a teddy bear.
- Đứa trẻ mới sinh trông phốp pháp như con gấu bông. (The newborn looks as plump as a teddy bear.)
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Plump, stout
