trũi

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Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Deeply sunken or hollow: Describes something that is deeply recessed, concave, or has a pronounced inward curve, often used for eyes, cheeks, or terrain.
   • Intensely dark: Describes a color, particularly black, that is very deep, dense, and without brightness.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Đôi mắt anh ấy trũi sâu vì mệt mỏi. (His eyes were deeply sunken from exhaustion.)
  • Màu sơn này đen trũi. (This paint is an intense, deep black.)
  • Vùng đất trũi dễ bị ngập nước. (The sunken land is prone to flooding.)

Advanced Usage

• "trùi trũi": This is a reduplicated form that intensifies the meaning, translating to "very deeply sunken" or "an intensely profound dark."
  • Căn phòng tối trùi trũi. (The room was pitch black.)

Variants and Related Words

• Trũng (adj): This is a more common synonym meaning low-lying, depressed, or sunken. "Trũi" often carries a stronger, more vivid connotation.
  • Khu vực trũng (low-lying area).

Synonyms

• Sunken: Deeply recessed.
• Hollow: Having a hole or empty space inside.
• Deep-set: (For eyes) placed far back in the sockets.
• Jet-black: Of a very dark black color.

Notes on Usage

• "Trũi" is a descriptive adjective with a vivid, somewhat literary or emphatic tone. It is less common in everyday speech than its synonym "trũng".
• It is primarily used in two contexts: 1) to describe physical concavity, and 2) to describe a profound, lightless darkness, especially blackness.