thườn thượt
Definition
- Adjective:
- Dragging, trailing, or excessively long and untidy: Describes something, typically clothing or fabric, that is overly long, hangs loosely, and appears messy or unkempt.
- Lazy, sluggish, or idle: Describes a person's state of being lazy, lacking energy, or spending the day in an unproductive, languid manner.
Usage Examples
Adjective (describing appearance):
- Tà áo dài ấy thườn thượt quét trên mặt đất. (The hem of that áo dài drags/trails on the ground.)
- Mặc cái quần thườn thượt thế kia thì sao gọn gàng được? (How can one look tidy wearing such baggy, trailing pants?)
Adjective (describing behavior):
- Nó ngồi thườn thượt cả buổi mà không chịu học bài. (He sat around idly all afternoon without studying.)
- Đừng có thườn thượt mãi, dậy mà làm việc đi! (Don't be so lazy all the time, get up and do some work!)
Advanced Usage
- The word often carries a negative, disapproving tone, criticizing both untidiness in appearance and a lack of diligence or vigor in behavior.
Variants and Related Words
- Lê thê (adj): Similar in meaning to the first definition, describing something long-drawn-out, dragging, or protracted.
Synonyms
- For appearance: Dragging, trailing, sloppy, baggy, untidy.
- For behavior: Lazy, idle, sluggish, languid, indolent.
Related Idioms
- While "thườn thượt" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is conceptually related to expressions describing laziness or messiness.
- Lười biếng: To be lazy (a direct synonym for the behavioral sense).
- Ăn không ngồi rồi: To be idle, to sit around doing nothing.