Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Thinly and superficially pock-marked: Describes skin, typically on the face, that is marked by numerous small, shallow, and sparsely distributed pockmarks or scars, often as a result of a past skin condition like mild smallpox or severe acne.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Anh ấy có khuôn mặt rỗ hoa. (He has a thinly pock-marked face.)
  • Làn da rỗ hoa khiến cô ấy mất tự tin. (The superficially pock-marked skin made her lose confidence.)
  • Sau trận ốm, mặt cậu bé bị rỗ hoa. (After the illness, the boy's face became lightly pock-marked.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is almost exclusively used to describe the condition of facial skin. It implies the marks are not deeply pitted or densely clustered, but rather widespread, shallow, and noticeable.
• It often carries a neutral to slightly negative connotation regarding appearance, but is a descriptive clinical term rather than a harsh insult.

Variants and Related Words

• Rỗ (adj/n): Pockmarked; a pockmark. This is the root word, indicating a scar or pit in the skin.
• Rỗ chằng (adj): Deeply and severely pock-marked. This describes a more severe condition than "rỗ hoa".
• Mặt rỗ (noun phrase): A pockmarked face.

Synonyms

• Có sẹo rỗ: To have pockmark scars.
• Bị rỗ: To be pockmarked (more general).

Related Phrases and Idioms

• Mặt rỗ hoa: A set phrase meaning "a thinly pock-marked face".
  • Dù mặt rỗ hoa, anh ấy vẫn rất ưa nhìn. (Even with a thinly pock-marked face, he is still very good-looking.)

1. Thinly and superficially pock-marked
   • Mặt rỗ hoa
     To have a thinly and superficially pock-marked face