trùi trụi
Definition
- 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.)