trọc lốc

Một người đàn ông có mái tóc trọc lốc đang đứng trước gương.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Completely bald or shaven: Describes a head that is entirely hairless, either naturally or by being shaved very closely to the skin. It emphasizes a stark, smooth, and often conspicuous lack of hair.
   • Bare or stark: Can be used metaphorically to describe something that is utterly bare, plain, or stripped of covering, often in an unpleasantly obvious way.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Anh ấy cạo đầu trọc lốc. (He shaved his head completely bald.)
  • Ngọn đồi trọc lốc, không một bóng cây. (The hill was starkly bare, without a single tree.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "trọc lốc" often carries a stronger, more vivid, and sometimes more negative or harsh connotation than the simpler word "trọc" (bald). It can imply a sense of being exposed, raw, or uncomfortably bare.

Variants and Related Words

• Trọc (adj): bald, hairless. A more general and common term.
  • Đầu anh ta bị hói, gần như trọc. (His head is balding, almost hairless.)

Synonyms

• Bald: having no hair on the head.
• Shaven: having hair removed by shaving.
• Bare: lacking the usual or appropriate covering.

Related Idioms

• Nói trọc lốc: to speak bluntly or baldly, without any pleasantries or covering up the truth.
  • Ông ấy nói trọc lốc sự thật mà không ai dám nói. (He stated the bald truth that no one else dared to say.)