trắng hếu
Definition
- Adjective:
- Extremely and conspicuously white: Describes a stark, often bare, and sometimes embarrassingly exposed whiteness. It frequently refers to a shaved head that appears unnaturally or noticeably white due to the absence of hair.
- Bald and pale: Emphasizes a bare, smooth surface that is pale white in color, creating a striking visual impression.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Đầu anh ấy cạo nhẵn trắng hếu. (His head is shaved smooth and starkly white.)
- Bức tường bị bóc hết lớp sơn cũ, để lộ ra lớp vữa trắng hếu. (The wall had its old paint stripped, revealing the stark white plaster.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "trắng hếu" often carries a colloquial and slightly humorous or critical connotation, highlighting an extreme, naked whiteness that draws attention, sometimes negatively.
Variants and Related Words
- Trắng bóc (adj): peeling white, often describing something where a surface layer has come off to reveal a white underlayer.
- Da anh ấy bị cháy nắng trắng bóc. (His skin was sunburned and peeling white.)
Synonyms
- Stark white: intensely and plainly white.
- Bare white: white and exposed.
- Pale and bald: lacking color and covering.
Related Idioms
- Đầu trắng hếu: a common phrase meaning a shaved, starkly white head.
- Sau khi đi quân đội về, nó để cái đầu trắng hếu. (After returning from the army, he had a starkly white, shaved head.)