queo quắt
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Withered, shriveled, twisted: Describes something that has become dry, curled, or twisted, often due to heat, lack of water, or age, losing its original fresh and straight form. It often implies a state of being dry and contorted.
- Emaciated, gaunt: Can describe a person or body part that is extremely thin, weak, and appears twisted or shriveled due to illness, hunger, or exhaustion.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Sau đợt hạn hán, những cành cây trông thật queo quắt. (After the drought, the tree branches looked very withered and twisted.)
- Bàn tay queo quắt của người bệnh nắm chặt tay tôi. (The patient's gnarled hand gripped mine tightly.)
- Đói khát khiến họ gầy queo quắt. (Starvation made them emaciated and gaunt.)
Advanced Usage
- Used to describe not only physical objects (like plants, limbs) but also metaphorically to depict something that has deteriorated, lost vitality, or become distorted.
- Hy vọng của họ dần trở nên queo quắt theo năm tháng. (Their hopes gradually became withered over the years.)
Variants and Related Words
- Quắt queo (adj): This is a variant form with the same meaning and usage as 'queo quắt'. The two are interchangeable.
- Lá cây khô quắt queo rơi xuống đất. (The dry, shriveled leaves fell to the ground.)
- Queo (adj): Can mean bent, twisted. 'Queo quắt' is an intensified form.
- Quắt (adj): Can mean very dry and curled up. 'Queo quắt' combines these ideas.
Synonyms
- Khô héo: Withered, dried up (often for plants).
- Còng queo: Bent, hunched (often for posture or limbs).
- Teo tóp: Shrunken, wasted away (often for muscles or body parts).
- Hom hem: Gaunt, haggard (often for the face).
Antonyms
- Tươi tốt: Lush, flourishing.
- Căng mọng: Plump, full.
- Mượt mà: Smooth, straight (for hair, lines).
- Mập mạp: Plump, chubby.
Related Idioms
- While 'queo quắt' itself is not commonly the core of a specific idiom, it fits descriptions within proverbial contexts about decay or hardship.
- Gió Lào thổi queo quắt cả cây cỏ. (The dry western wind blows, making all plants withered and twisted.)
- như quắt queo