trẹo trọ
Definition
- Adjective:
- Very askew; extremely tilted or slanted: Describes an object that is positioned at a severe, excessive, or improper angle, far from being straight, level, or aligned correctly.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Chiếc gương treo trẹo trọ. (The mirror is hanging very askew.)
- Bức tranh bị treo trẹo trọ trên tường. (The picture was hung extremely tilted on the wall.)
Advanced Usage
- The word "trẹo trọ" is primarily used in descriptive contexts to emphasize a pronounced, often visually jarring, state of being off-kilter. It is more emphatic than just "trẹo" (crooked, askew).
Variants and Related Words
- Trẹo (adj): Crooked, askew, tilted.
- Cái mũ để trẹo. (The hat is placed askew.)
Synonyms
- Very crooked
- Extremely slanted
- Badly tilted
- Way off-center
Notes on Usage
- "Trẹo trọ" is not a common word in modern everyday Vietnamese. It is considered somewhat archaic or dialectal and is typically found in descriptive literary or colloquial contexts to add vivid emphasis.
- It functions almost exclusively as an adjective following a verb (like - to hang, - to place) to describe the resulting state.