trùi trũi
Definition
- Adjective:
- Very dark and unattractive (of skin or fur): Describes skin or animal fur that is extremely dark, often from sun exposure or dirt, and is considered unsightly or unpleasantly blackened.
- Bare, naked, or exposed: Can describe something that is stripped bare, lacking its usual covering, making it look plain or unattractive.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Thằng bé chơi nắng đen trùi trũi. (The boy played in the sun until he was very dark and sunburnt.)
- Con chó bị ướt, lông dính lại trông trùi trũi. (The dog got wet, its fur clumped together looking matted and ugly.)
- Cái cây bị cháy, để lại thân cây trùi trũi. (The tree was burned, leaving the trunk bare and charred.)
Advanced Usage
- The word often carries a negative connotation, implying a lack of care, natural unattractiveness due to conditions, or a state of being stripped of something that should provide cover or beauty.
Variants and Related Words
- Trũi (adj): This is the root form, also meaning dark, blackened, or bare. "Trùi trũi" is a reduplicative form that intensifies the meaning.
- Da nó đen trũi. (His skin is dark and blackened.)
Synonyms
- Swarthy: dark-complexioned.
- Sooty: covered with or resembling soot; blackened.
- Bare: lacking the usual covering.
- Matt (of fur): lacking luster; dull and tangled.
Related Idioms
- Đen trùi trũi: An intensified phrase meaning "extremely and unattractively dark."
- Da nó đen trùi trũi vì đi biển cả tuần. (His skin is extremely dark from going to the beach all week.)