sần mặt
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Lumpy, rough-textured: Describes fabric or material that has an uneven, coarse surface with many small bumps or knots.
- Shamefaced, embarrassed: Describes a person's state of feeling ashamed, awkward, or discomfited, often causing one to blush or feel flustered.
Usage Examples
Adjective (Lumpy, rough-textured):
- Tấm vải này sần mặt, không mịn chút nào. (This cloth is lumpy, not smooth at all.)
- Chất liệu sần mặt thường không thoải mái khi mặc. (Lumpy material is often uncomfortable to wear.)
Adjective (Shamefaced, embarrassed):
- Nghe lời phê bình, nó sần mặt không dám ngẩng đầu lên. (Hearing the criticism, he was shamefaced and didn't dare to look up.)
- Cô ấy sần mặt khi bị bắt gặp đang nói dối. (She was embarrassed when caught lying.)
Advanced Usage
"sần mặt vì xấu hổ": to be shamefaced due to shame.
- Anh ta sần mặt vì xấu hổ trước hành động của mình. (He was shamefaced with embarrassment because of his actions.)
"vải sần mặt": lumpy cloth (a common compound noun).
- Không nên may áo bằng vải sần mặt. (You shouldn't sew shirts with lumpy cloth.)
Variants and Related Words
Sần sùi (adj): Rough, uneven, bumpy (often for surfaces like skin, walls, or ground). Focuses more on the physical texture.
- Bức tường sần sùi cần được trát lại. (The rough wall needs to be plastered.)
Xấu hổ (adj): Ashamed, embarrassed. A more common and direct synonym for the emotional sense.
- Tôi cảm thấy rất xấu hổ về lỗi lầm đó. (I feel very ashamed of that mistake.)
Ngượng ngùng (adj): Shy, bashful, abashed. Often describes a milder, more temporary social embarrassment.
- Cô gái ngượng ngùng khi nhận được lời khen. (The girl was bashful when receiving the compliment.)
Synonyms
- Thô ráp (adj): Coarse, rough (for texture).
- Bối rối (adj): Flustered, confused (for emotional state).
- Hổ thẹn (adj): Ashamed, feeling disgrace (stronger emotional sense).
Related Idioms
- "Sượng sùng": An idiom meaning awkward, embarrassed, or shamefaced. It is very close in meaning to the emotional sense of "sần mặt".
- Cậu bé đứng sượng sùng trước mặt cô giáo. (The boy stood shamefaced before his teacher.)
- Lumpy
- Vải sần mặtLumpy cloth
- Shamefaced