Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Completely bare, stark naked, or utterly exposed: Describes a state where something is stripped of all covering, leaving it totally uncovered, barren, or empty. It emphasizes a complete lack of what is normally present (e.g., leaves, clothes, objects, furnishings).
   • Stripped clean: Often used to describe land, trees, or objects that have been denuded or cleared of everything.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Sau trận cháy rừng, ngọn đồi trùi trụi. (After the forest fire, the hill was completely bare.)
  • Căn phòng trống trùi trụi, không một món đồ. (The room was utterly empty, without a single item.)
  • Đứa bé chạy ra ngoài trùi trụi. (The child ran outside stark naked.)

Advanced Usage

• The word is often used for dramatic emphasis to convey a striking image of total absence, emptiness, or exposure. It can describe both physical states and, metaphorically, situations of complete lack or deprivation.

Variants and Related Words

• Trụi (adj): bare, stripped. "Trùi trụi" is an intensified, reduplicative form of "trụi," adding emphasis.
  • Cây bị trụi lá. (The tree was stripped of leaves.)

Synonyms

• Bare: Lacking the usual or appropriate covering.
• Barren: Too poor to produce much or any vegetation; bleak and lifeless.
• Naked: Without any covering; exposed.
• Devoid: Entirely lacking or free from.
• Stripped: Deprived of covering or possessions.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Trắng trùi trụi / Trống trùi trụi: Intensified phrases meaning completely blank or utterly empty.
  • Tài khoản ngân hàng trắng trùi trụi. (The bank account is completely empty.)
• Nghèo trùi trụi: To be utterly destitute or poor.
  • Gia đình ấy sống trong cảnh nghèo trùi trụi. (That family lives in utter destitution.)