thắt đáy
Definition
- Adjective:
- Having a cinched or narrow waist: Describes a figure, typically a woman's, where the waist is noticeably slender and curves inward, resembling the shape of a wasp or an hourglass.
- Tapered at the bottom: Can describe an object that is narrower at its base or lower part.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Cô ấy có vóc dáng thắt đáy lưng ong. (She has a figure with a cinched, wasp-like waist.)
- Chiếc váy này được thiết kế thắt đáy. (This dress is designed to be tapered at the waist.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase is most commonly and idiomatically used in the fixed expression "thắt đáy lưng ong" (literally: "a cinched wasp waist") to poetically describe an idealized, slender female waist.
Variants and Related Words
Thắt lưng (n): a belt.
- Cô ấy đeo một chiếc thắt lưng da. (She is wearing a leather belt.)
Eo thon (adj): slim-waisted.
- Vũ công có eo thon. (The dancer has a slim waist.)
Synonyms
- Cinched: pulled in tightly at the waist.
- Hourglass: having a shape characterized by a narrow waist.
- Tapered: becoming narrower toward one end.
Related Idioms
- Thắt đáy lưng ong: A set idiom meaning "to have a wasp waist," used to compliment a woman's slender, curved figure.
- Trong thơ ca, người phụ nữ thường được miêu tả với "thắt đáy lưng ong". (In poetry, women are often described as having "a cinched wasp waist.")