sùng sũng

Definition

Adjective: - Soaking wet; drenched; sodden: Describes an object, material, or person that is completely saturated with liquid, usually water, often to the point of being heavy or dripping.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Sau trận mưa, quần áo phơi ngoài sân ướt sùng sũng. (After the rain, the clothes drying in the yard were soaking wet.)
  • Đi dưới mưa không áo mưa, cô ấy về nhà với mái tóc sùng sũng nước. (Walking in the rain without a raincoat, she came home with hair drenched with water.)
  • Miếng bọt biển sùng sũng nước nên rất nặng. (The sponge is sodden with water and very heavy.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "sùng sũng" is often used for emphasis, intensifying the state of being wet beyond just "ướt" (wet). It vividly conveys a sense of complete saturation.

Variants and Related Words

• Sũng (adj): This is the root form, also meaning soaked or waterlogged. "Sùng sũng" is a reduplicative form that adds emphasis.
  • Đất sũng nước sau trận lụt. (The ground is waterlogged after the flood.)

Synonyms

• Soaked: thoroughly wet.
• Drenched: wet through and through.
• Sodden: saturated with liquid, often heavy with moisture.
• Soggy: wet and soft in an unpleasant way.

Related Idioms

• While "sùng sũng" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is commonly used in descriptive phrases to emphasize extreme wetness, often due to rain, sweat, or being submerged.