sồ
Adjective: - Bulky, stout, thick-set: Describes a person or object that is large, heavy, and broad in a way that appears solid, thick, or disproportionate. It often carries a nuance of being ungracefully or excessively large.
The word sồ is used to describe the physical appearance of a person or thing, emphasizing a lack of slenderness or elegance due to excessive size or thickness. - It is primarily used as an adjective. - It can sometimes function as an adverb to describe the manner of becoming stout.
- As an adjective:
- Cô ấy có thân hình hơi sồ. (She has a somewhat bulky/stout figure.)
- Chiếc tủ này trông rất sồ sề. (This cabinet looks very bulky/ungainly.)
- As an adverb:
- Dạo này anh ta trông sồ hẳn ra. (Lately, he looks like he's become quite stout.)
- "sồ sề": This is a common reduplicative form that intensifies the meaning, emphasizing an even more bulky, clumsy, or ungracefully large appearance.
- Bức tượng được tạc theo phong cách sồ sề. (The statue was carved in a bulky, heavy style.)
- Sồ sề (adj): Bulky, clumsy, thick-set. An intensified form of sồ.
- Béo (adj): Fat, chubby. A more general term for being overweight.
- Lực lưỡng (adj): Burly, brawny. Suggests a large, strong, and muscular build, often with a positive connotation, unlike sồ.
- To béo: Fat, corpulent.
- Thô kệch: Coarse, crude (can refer to appearance or manner).
- Ồ ề: Bulky, massive (often for objects).
The word sồ specifically implies a kind of solid, broad, and often unrefined bulkiness. It is not simply a neutral description of size (like to lớn - big, large) but suggests a lack of proportion or grace. It is more specific than béo (fat) as it focuses on the overall thick-set and solid nature.