Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Battered; deformed; crumpled; shriveled: Describes an object or surface that has become wrinkled, creased, or crushed, losing its original smooth shape. It often implies a state resulting from pressure, age, or damage.
   • Withered; wizened: Can describe something, like skin or fruit, that has become shrunken and wrinkled, often due to dryness or age.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Tờ giấy bị vo tròn nên giờ đã rúm ró. (The paper was crumpled into a ball so now it's all battered/deformed.)
  • Quả táo để lâu ngày trở nên rúm ró. (The apple left out for a long time became withered/shriveled.)
  • Làn da rúm ró của cụ già. (The wrinkled/wizened skin of the old man.)

Advanced Usage

• Used figuratively to describe a state of being crushed or diminished:
  • Sau cú sốc, anh ấy ngồi rúm ró trong góc phòng. (After the shock, he sat huddled and shrunken/dejected in the corner of the room.) This usage conveys a physical posture reflecting emotional defeat or shrinkage.

Variants and Related Words

• Nhăn nheo (adj): Wrinkled, creased. Often used for skin or fabric. It shares the meaning of having many folds but may not imply the same degree of deformation as "rúm ró."
• Nhàu nát (adj): Crumpled, crushed. Emphasizes being crushed or crumpled thoroughly, often more severe than "rúm ró."
• Dúm dó (adj): An older or less common variant with a very similar meaning to "rúm ró," referring to a crumpled, shriveled state.

Synonyms

• Cáu nhàu (adj): Rumpled, crumpled (often for clothes or paper).
• Quắt lại (v): To shrivel up, to contract into a wrinkled state.
• Teo tóp (adj): Shrunken, withered (often for body parts or fruit).

Related Phrases / Idioms

• (Không) Có một thành ngữ phổ biến nào sử dụng từ "rúm ró" một cách cố định. (There is no common fixed idiom using the word "rúm ró.") The word is typically used in its literal descriptive sense.

1. Battered; deformed