Definition

1. Adverb:

   • Lumberingly, heavily, clumsily: Describes a slow, heavy, and awkward manner of movement or bearing, often due to carrying a heavy load or being physically cumbersome.
   • Droopingly, saggingly: Describes something hanging down heavily or appearing weighed down.

2. Adjective:

   • Lumbering, heavy, cumbersome: Describes an object, person, or animal that appears or moves in a slow, heavy, and awkward way, often because it is large, full, or sagging.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:

  • Con lợn nái đi sệ nệ vì bụng quá to. (The sow walked lumberingly because its belly was too big.)
  • Anh ấy bê thùng nước sệ nệ lên cầu thang. (He carried the water tank heavily up the stairs.)

• Adjective:

  • Con lợn có cái bụng sệ nệ. (The pig has a heavy, sagging belly.)
  • Chiếc túi sệ nệ đầy sách. (The bag was cumbersome, full of books.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "sệ nệ" is primarily used in descriptive contexts and often carries a slightly negative connotation of being unwieldy or burdensome. It is frequently used to describe the movement or appearance of animals (like pigs) or people carrying heavy objects.

Variants and Related Words

• Sệ (adj/verb): to sag, to droop.
  • Chiếc võng sệ xuống. (The hammock sags down.)

Synonyms

• Heavily: with great weight.
• Clumsily: in an awkward, ungraceful way.
• Cumbersomely: in a way that is large, heavy, and difficult to carry or manage.

Related Idioms

• While "sệ nệ" itself is not commonly the core of idioms, it is used in vivid descriptive phrases.
  • Mang vác sệ nệ: to carry something in a heavy, lumbering manner.

    • Ông ấy mang vác sệ nệ mấy thùng hàng. (He carried several crates in a lumbering way.)

adv

1. lumberly