rục
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Completely soft / mushy / falling apart: Describes food, especially fruit or cooked meat, that has become extremely soft, often overly ripe or cooked to the point of disintegration.
- Exhausted / worn out / dead tired: Describes a person or animal that is completely fatigued or depleted of energy.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Trái xoài này chín rục rồi. (This mango is completely overripe.)
- Thịt kho phải ninh cho rục xương mới ngon. (Braised pork must be stewed until the bones are soft and falling apart to be delicious.)
- Làm việc cả ngày, tôi mệt rục rồi. (Working all day, I am completely exhausted.)
Advanced Usage
- The word "rục" is often used in an intensified form "rục rịch", which means to make slight, rustling movements or to begin to stir into activity.
- Có tiếng động rục rịch trong bụi cây. (There was a rustling sound in the bushes.)
- Dự án mới bắt đầu rục rịch trở lại. (The project is just beginning to stir back to life.)
Variants and Related Words
- Nhừ (adj): Soft, tender (from cooking). Less extreme than "rục".
- Thịt bò hầm nhừ. (Beef stewed until tender.)
- Nát (adj): Mashed, crushed, pulverized. Can describe a similar state of disintegration.
- Trái cây bị dập nát. (The fruit was crushed.)
- Kiệt sức (adj/phrase): Exhausted, depleted of strength. A more formal synonym for the "tired" meaning.
- Người lính kiệt sức. (The exhausted soldier.)
Synonyms
- Mushy: Soft and pulpy.
- Overripe: Too ripe and starting to decay.
- Exhausted: Drained of energy.
Related Idioms
- Chết rục: To be dead tired; literally "to die exhausted".
- Đi bộ đường dài xong, tôi chỉ muốn chết rục. (After the long hike, I just wanted to drop dead from exhaustion.)