sề sệ
Definition
- Adjective (Tính từ):
- Sagging, drooping heavily: Describes something that hangs down loosely and heavily, often due to being overfilled, stretched, or lacking support, creating an untidy or burdensome appearance.
- Bulging and loose: Refers to a shape that is swollen or protrudes in a slack, unshapely manner.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Chiếc túi đựng quá nhiều đồ trông sề sệ. (The bag holding too many things looks sagging.)
- Sau khi giặt, chiếc áo len cũ bị sề sệ xuống. (After washing, the old sweater became stretched and droopy.)
- Bụng anh ấy sề sệ vì lười vận động. (His belly is flabby and bulging from lack of exercise.)
Advanced Usage
- Often used as a reduplicative form (từ láy) of the root word "sệ," which also means to sag or droop. The reduplication intensifies the meaning, emphasizing a more pronounced, heavier, or more untidy state of sagging.
- Commonly describes physical objects (clothes, bags, body parts) but can be used metaphorically in informal contexts to describe something overly burdensome or slack.
Variants and Related Words
- Sệ (verb/tính từ): To sag, to droop. The root word.
- Chiếc võng bị sệ giữa. (The hammock sags in the middle.)
- Lòng thòng (adjective): Dangling loosely, trailing. Similar in describing a hanging, untidy state but often implies longer, trailing elements.
- Xệ (adjective): Sagging, drooping (often used interchangeably with "sệ" in some dialects, particularly Southern Vietnamese).
Synonyms
- Chùng xuống: To slacken, to go slack and sag.
- Xệ xuống: To sag down (common in Southern Vietnamese usage).
- Phì nhiêu (in specific contexts): Flabby, when referring to loose flesh.
Notes on Meaning
- The word "sề sệ" primarily conveys a visual and physical sense of something losing its tautness or structure, resulting in a heavy, downward pull. It carries a slightly negative connotation of being overburdened, stretched out, or untidy.
- It is not typically used for temporary or gentle sagging but for a more permanent or pronounced state.
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