thẳng đuột
Definition
- Adjective:
- Completely straight: Describes something that is perfectly straight in line or form, without any bends, curves, or deviations.
- Very frank / blunt / straightforward: Describes a person's character, speech, or manner as being extremely direct, honest, and without any hint of evasion or subtlety.
Usage Examples
Adjective (Physical):
- Con đường này chạy thẳng đuột về phía núi. (This road runs completely straight toward the mountains.)
- Cây cột này phải được dựng cho thẳng đuột. (This pole must be erected perfectly straight.)
Adjective (Character/Speech):
- Anh ấy là người thẳng đuột, không bao giờ nói vòng vo. (He is a very straightforward person who never beats around the bush.)
- Cô ấy trả lời thẳng đuột mà không ngần ngại. (She answered very bluntly without hesitation.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used for emphasis, intensifying the core qualities of being "straight" (thẳng) either physically or metaphorically. It implies an absolute, uncompromising state.
Variants and Related Words
- Thẳng (adj): straight, direct, frank. This is the root word. Thẳng đuột is a more emphatic form.
- Thẳng thắn (adj): frank, candid, straightforward (primarily used for character and speech).
- Thẳng tắp (adj): very straight, unbroken in line (primarily used for physical descriptions like roads, lines).
Synonyms
- Physically: perfectly straight, bolt upright, undeviating.
- Character/Speech: extremely frank, blunt, forthright, unequivocal, direct.
Related Idioms
- Nói thẳng đuột: to speak one's mind plainly.
- Bà ấy nói thẳng đuột mọi điều bà nghĩ. (She speaks her mind plainly about everything she thinks.)