thom thỏm

Mắt cậu bé thom thỏm nhìn vào tủ bánh kẹo.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Fitting or slipping in easily and snugly: Describes an object that fits perfectly or slides smoothly into a confined space, often with a satisfying or precise fit.
   • Eyes looking with eager longing or covetousness: Describes eyes that gaze at something with intense desire, envy, or greed, often fixedly.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Viên bi thom thỏm vào lỗ. (The marble slipped snugly into the hole.)
  • Đứa trẻ nhìn thom thỏm vào tủ bánh. (The child looked with eager longing at the cake cabinet.)

Advanced Usage

• The word is often used in its reduplicative form "thom thỏm" to emphasize the quality of the fit or the intensity of the gaze. It is less common in formal writing and more typical of descriptive, colloquial language.

Variants and Related Words

• Thom lỏm: An alternate spelling or pronunciation with the same meaning as "thom thỏm."

Synonyms

• Snugly: fitting closely and comfortably.
• Covetously: looking with envious desire.
• Longingly: gazing with yearning.

Related Idioms

• Mắt thom thỏm: An idiomatic phrase describing eyes that are wide with desire or envy.
  • Cậu bé đứng ngoài cửa hàng với đôi mắt thom thỏm. (The boy stood outside the store with eyes full of longing.)