Definition

Adjective: - Considerably swollen, puffy: Describes a part of the body, especially the eyes or face, that is noticeably and often unattractively swollen, typically due to crying, lack of sleep, an allergic reaction, or an injury.

Usage

• Primary Usage: Used to describe the physical state of swelling. It often carries a nuance of the swelling being visually obvious and sometimes severe.
• Common Collocations: Typically used with words for body parts like (eyes), (face).

Usage Examples

• (She cried all night so her eyes are puffy this morning.)
• (After having an allergic reaction, his face became considerably swollen.)
• (Don't look at me with those puffy eyes from lack of sleep like that!)

Advanced Usage / Nuances

• Emotional Connotation: The word often implies the cause of the swelling is visible distress (like crying) or poor health (like illness, fatigue), rather than just a minor bump.
• Degree: The term húp intensifies sưng, indicating a significant degree of swelling, not a slight one.

Variants and Related Words

• Sưng (adj, v): To swell; swollen. This is the root word without the intensive meaning.
  • Vết thương bắt đầu sưng. (The wound began to swell.)
• Sưng vù (adj): Another intensive form meaning "very swollen," often from being hit.
  • Mặt nó sưng vù sau trận đánh. (His face was badly swollen after the fight.)
• Phù (adj, v): To swell; swollen (often used in medical contexts, like edema).
  • Bệnh nhân bị phù chân. (The patient has swollen legs.)

Synonyms

• Sưng to: Swollen large.
• Sưng vêu: Swollen and protruding (less common).

Notes on Usage

• sưng húp is almost exclusively used to describe living things, especially people and animals, not objects.
• It is an adjective and is not typically used as a verb. The verbal form would be simply sưng lên (to swell up).

adj

1. considerably swell