tí đỉnh
Definition
- Adverb:
- A little bit / a tiny amount: Used to indicate a very small quantity or degree of something. It is an informal, colloquial reduplication of "tí" (meaning "a little").
- Slightly / somewhat: Can express a minor extent or a low intensity of an action or state.
Usage Examples
- Adverb:
- Tôi chỉ ăn tí đỉnh thôi. (I only ate a little bit.)
- Trời hôm nay mát tí đỉnh. (The weather is slightly cool today.)
- Cô ấy buồn tí đỉnh. (She is a little bit sad.)
Advanced Usage
- Often used to soften a statement, making it sound less absolute or demanding.
- Anh giúp tôi tí đỉnh được không? (Can you help me a little bit?)
- Can be used for understatement or modesty, especially when referring to one's own possessions or actions.
- Nhà tôi cũng chỉ rộng tí đỉnh. (My house is only somewhat spacious.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tí (n, adv): A little, a bit. The base form.
- Cho tôi xin một tí. (Give me a little.)
- Tí xíu (adv): A very tiny bit. Similar meaning but can emphasize an even smaller amount.
- Chờ tôi tí xíu nhé. (Wait for me just a tiny bit.)
Synonyms
- Một chút: A little.
- Một ít: A small amount.
- Hơi hơi: Slightly.
Related Idioms
- Tí đỉnh tí teo: An extended, more playful reduplication meaning "just a tiny, tiny bit."
- Nó chỉ lớn hơn tí đỉnh tí teo. (It's only a tiny, tiny bit bigger.)