sề sệ

Thân thiện

Chiếc váy cũ đã bị sề sệ ở phần vai.

Definition

1. 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.

Học thuật

1. xem sệ (láy)