Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having one's wings limp with weariness: Used primarily to describe a bird whose wings are exhausted and drooping from prolonged flying.
   • Having one's arms limp with weariness: Used figuratively to describe a person whose arms are extremely tired and weak from continuous, strenuous physical labor.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Chim bay sã cánh. (The bird flew until its wings were limp with weariness.)
  • Xay gạo mỏi sã cánh. (To grind rice until one's arms are limp with weariness.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is highly descriptive and poetic, vividly conveying a state of complete physical exhaustion. It is almost exclusively used in the specific contexts of flying (for birds) or manual labor like grinding (for humans).

Variants and Related Words

• Mỏi sã cánh: A common collocation emphasizing the state of being tired to the point of limpness.
  • Làm việc cả ngày mỏi sã cánh. (Working all day until one's arms are limp with weariness.)

Synonyms

• Exhausted: Drained of strength or energy.
• Weary: Feeling or showing extreme tiredness.
• Fatigued: Worn out from labor or exertion.

Related Idioms

• While "sã cánh" itself is not a common base for many idioms, its usage is idiomatic in nature, painting a vivid picture of fatigue. The provided examples (, ) function as set descriptive phrases.

1. Having one's arms (wings) limp with weariness
   • Chim bay sã cánh
     The bird had its wings limp with weariness from too much flying
   • Xay gạo mỏi sã cánh
     To have one's arms limp with weariness from grinding rice