phục phịch
Definition
- Adjective:
- Big and fat, lumpish: Describes a person or object that is large, fleshy, and heavy in a way that suggests clumsiness or a lack of grace. It emphasizes a plump, solid, and somewhat cumbersome physical appearance.
- Heavy and ponderous: Can describe movement that is heavy, labored, or thumping due to great weight or bulk.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Sau Tết, cô ấy trông phục phịch hẳn. (After Tet, she looks quite big and fat.)
- Thằng bé ăn nhiều nên người phục phịch. (The boy eats a lot so his body is lumpish.)
- Người đàn ông phục phịch bước lên cầu thang. (The lumpish man walked heavily up the stairs.)
Advanced Usage
- The word is primarily used in descriptive, often informal, contexts to vividly portray someone's stout physique or heavy gait. It carries a connotation of being overly fleshy or solid rather than simply tall or large-boned.
Variants and Related Words
- Phịch (adj): An even more informal and onomatopoeic variant suggesting a thudding sound or a sudden, heavy plumpness. It often implies a softer, more flabby fatness.
- Ngồi phịch xuống ghế. (To plop down heavily onto a chair.)
Synonyms
- Plump: Having a full, rounded shape.
- Chubby: Slightly fat in a way that looks soft and round.
- Heavy-set: Having a solid, sturdy, and broad body build.
- Lumbering: Moving in a slow, heavy, awkward way.
Related Idioms
- While "phục phịch" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is commonly used in descriptive phrases like "béo phục phịch" (lumpishly fat) or "đi phục phịch" (to walk with a heavy, thumping step).
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Big and fat, lumpish
