sùi sùi
Definition
- Adjective:
- Bumpy or covered in small bumps: Describes a surface, typically skin, that has many small, raised, and often rough protrusions.
- Pimply or nodular: Specifically refers to skin texture that is uneven due to clusters of small bumps or pimples.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Da mặt anh ấy sùi sùi vì bị dị ứng. (His face is bumpy because of an allergy.)
- Bề mặt của vỏ cây này sùi sùi. (The surface of this tree bark is rough and bumpy.)
Advanced Usage
- Used descriptively to emphasize a textured, non-smooth quality, often with a slightly negative connotation of being unpleasant to touch or sight.
- Con đường đất sùi sùi rất khó đi. (The bumpy dirt road is very difficult to travel on.)
Variants and Related Words
- Sùi (adj): The root form, meaning to protrude or form into a bump or cluster.
- Nổi sùi (v): to develop bumps or become bumpy.
Synonyms
- Bumpy: Having a rough, uneven surface.
- Pimply: Covered with small pustules or swellings.
- Nodular: Having the form of small knots or lumps.
Related Idioms
- While "sùi sùi" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is used in descriptive phrases to vividly convey texture.
- Sùi sùi như da cóc: (Bumpy like toad skin.)