thiu

Definition

Adjective:
- (Of cooked food or drink) spoiled, stale, rancid: Describes food or beverages that have gone bad, developing an unpleasant smell and taste due to bacterial growth, especially after being cooked.
- Gloomy, deeply sad: Describes a state of profound sadness or melancholy.
Verb:
- To doze off, to be drowsy: To be in a state of light sleep or drowsiness, often on the verge of falling asleep.

Usage Examples

Adjective (Food):
- Cơm để qua đêm đã bị thiu. (The rice left overnight has gone stale.)
- Mùi sữa thiu rất khó chịu. (The smell of sour milk is very unpleasant.)
Adjective (Mood):
- Cô ấy ngồi một mình, lòng buồn thiu. (She sat alone, feeling deeply despondent.)
Verb:
- Đứa bé đang thiu ngủ trên ghế sofa. (The child is dozing off on the sofa.)
- Tôi chỉ mới thiu đi một chút thì chuông báo thức reo. (I had just drifted off a little when the alarm clock rang.)

Advanced Usage

"buồn thiu": deeply sad, utterly despondent.
- Sau tin đó, không khí trong phòng buồn thiu. (After that news, the atmosphere in the room was profoundly gloomy.)
"thiu thiu" (reduplicated form, attenuated meaning): lightly drowsy, half-asleep.
- Ông cụ ngồi thiu thiu bên hiên nhà. (The old man sat in a light doze on the porch.)

Variants and Related Words

Ôi thiu (adj): Rancid, putrid (a stronger term for spoiled food).
- Thức ăn này ôi thiu rồi, phải bỏ đi. (This food is putrid, it must be thrown away.)
Uể oải (adj): Listless, lethargic (related to a tired, low-energy state, but not specifically drowsy or sad).

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Related Phrases (Idiomatic Expressions)

Thiu ngủ: To be sleepy, to be falling asleep.
- Thuốc này khiến tôi thiu ngủ cả ngày. (This medicine makes me drowsy all day.)
Buồn thiu ruột: To be deeply saddened, heartbroken.
- Nghe tin ấy, tôi buồn thiu ruột. (Hearing that news, I was heartbroken.)

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