rão

Thân thiện

Dây thừng buộc đã rão.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Loose, slack, having lost tension or elasticity: Describes a material, rope, cord, or similar object that has become stretched out and no longer tight.
   • Worn out, loose from wear: Describes a mechanical part, like a chain, that has become loose due to prolonged use and friction.

2. Adverb (used after an adjective):

   • Completely, utterly, to a state of exhaustion: Intensifies a state of extreme fatigue, implying the body feels slack or limp.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Thừng buộc đã rão. (The binding rope has become slack.)
  • Xích xe đạp này đã rão. (This bicycle chain is worn out/loose.)
• Adverb:
  • Tôi cảm thấy mệt rão cả người. (I feel completely worn out / utterly exhausted.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "rão" is often used to describe a specific type of deterioration where the defining characteristic is a loss of necessary tightness or tension, rather than a complete break.
• It can be used metaphorically in informal contexts to describe something that has lost its vigor or firm structure, though this is less common.

Variants and Related Words

• Rão rích (adj): An intensified form, describing something very loose, slack, or wobbly due to being worn out or poorly connected.
  • Cái ghế rão rích sắp hỏng. (The chair is very wobbly and about to break.)

Synonyms

• Loose: Not firmly or tightly fixed in place.
• Slack: Not taut or held tightly.
• Worn out: Damaged and weakened from use.
• Exhausted (when used as an adverb): Drained of strength or energy.

Related Idioms

• Mệt rão: A common collocation meaning "dead tired" or "completely exhausted."
  • Làm việc cả ngày khiến tôi mệt rão. (Working all day made me dead tired.)

Học thuật

1. Lose resiliency, becomeloose,be worn out
   • Thừng buộc đã rão
     This cord has lost its resiliency
   • Xích này đã rão
     This bicycle chain is worn out
   • Mệt rão cả người
     To be worn out, to tired out