phơn phớt

Thân thiện

Hoa đào có màu hồng phơn phớt.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Very light, faint, pale: Describes a color that is extremely light, delicate, or has just a slight tint.
   • Superficial, cursory, passing: Describes an action, such as speaking or treating a subject, done in a shallow, non-detailed, or offhand manner.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Color):
  • Cô ấy thích chiếc váy màu hồng phơn phớt. (She likes the dress with a faint pink color.)
  • Bầu trời buổi sáng có màu xanh phơn phớt. (The morning sky has a pale blue hue.)
• Adjective (Manner):
  • Anh ta chỉ nói phơn phớt về vấn đề này. (He only spoke superficially about this issue.)
  • Đừng chỉ đọc phơn phớt, hãy nghiên cứu kỹ. (Don't just skim-read cursorily; study it carefully.)

Advanced Usage

• "phơn phớt" can be used metaphorically to describe something very slight or barely noticeable beyond just color.
  • Một nụ cười phơn phớt (A faint, slight smile)
  • Mối quan hệ phơn phớt (A superficial, passing acquaintance)

Variants and Related Words

• phớt (root word): Often used in compounds to convey a sense of lightness, disregard, or superficiality.
  • phớt lờ (verb): to ignore, to disregard.
  • phớt tỉnh (adjective): acting indifferent, nonchalant.
• lạt (adjective): pale, light (in color), but generally stronger than .
• nhạt (adjective): bland, faint, light (common word for pale color or weak flavor).

Synonyms

• lợt (adjective): light, pale (color).
• qua loa (adjective/adverb): perfunctory, cursory (manner).
• hời hợt (adjective): shallow, superficial (manner).

Related Phrases (Collocations)

• màu phơn phớt: a faint/pale color.
• nói phơn phớt: to speak superficially.
• biết phơn phớt: to have a cursory knowledge.

Related Idioms

• While itself is not typically the core of a fixed idiom, it is used in descriptive phrases that function idiomatically to describe superficiality or faintness.
  • Cứ phơn phớt cho xong chuyện. (Just handle it superficially to get it over with.)

Học thuật

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