Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Plump, chubby, full: Describes something, especially cheeks or a face, that is round, full, and slightly swollen with flesh, often in a healthy or cute way. It implies a pleasant, soft roundness.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Em bé có đôi má phính trông rất dễ thương. (The baby has plump cheeks that look very cute.)
  • Sau Tết, mặt anh ấy trông có vẻ phính hơn. (After the Lunar New Year, his face looks a bit fuller.)
  • Bánh bao nhân đậu thường có vỏ bánh trắng phính. (Steamed buns with bean paste usually have a white, plump outer layer.)

Advanced Usage

• "phinh phính" (reduplicative form, attenuated meaning): Describes a slight, gentle, or cute plumpness. It softens the intensity of "phính".
  • Đứa trẻ mới sinh, má nó phinh phính. (The newborn baby's cheeks are adorably chubby.)

Variants and Related Words

• Phúng phính (adj): Another reduplicative form with a similar meaning, often used to describe the puffing of cheeks (e.g., when angry or pouting) or a very soft, bouncy plumpness.
  • Nó giận, thổi má phúng phính. (He's angry, puffing out his cheeks.)

Synonyms

• Bầu bĩnh: Plump, chubby (often used for babies or round, cute things).
• Mập mạp: Plump, stout (generally for body build, can be neutral or slightly negative).
• Đầy đặn: Full, well-rounded (often for face or figure, implying health and pleasantness).

Antonyms

• Hóp: Sunken, hollow (e.g., sunken cheeks).
• Gầy: Thin, skinny.

1. Plump
   • Má phính
     Plump cheeks
   • Phinh phính (láy, ý giảm)