quặt quẹo
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Definition
Adjective: - Sickly; chronically ill; frail: Describes a person, especially a child, who is frequently or constantly unwell, weak, and in poor health, often resulting in a thin, wasted, or stunted appearance.
Usage Examples
- (The child is sickly.)
- (The boy is constantly/chronically ill.)
Advanced Usage
- The term often carries a connotation of pity and describes a persistent state of poor health rather than a single illness. It is typically used for living beings, not objects or abstract concepts.
Variants and Related Words
- Ốm quặt quẹo (adj phrase): chronically sick; constantly ailing. This is a common reinforcing collocation.
- Nó ốm quặt quẹo từ nhỏ. (He has been chronically sick since childhood.)
Synonyms
- Sickly: in poor health, frail.
- Frail: weak and delicate.
- Ailing: in poor health.
- Unhealthy: not in good health.
Related Idioms
- While "quặt quẹo" itself is not typically part of a wider idiom, its meaning is closely related to the concept of persistent ill-health as described in the phrase "ốm đau quặt quẹo" (suffering from constant sickness).