tẻ
Definition
Adjective:
- Uninteresting, dull, bland: Lacking excitement, interest, or liveliness; causing boredom.
- Desolate, quiet: Describing a place, scene, or atmosphere that is empty, lifeless, or lacking activity and people.
Noun:
- Ordinary rice, plain rice: Refers to common, non-glutinous rice (as opposed to sticky rice, "gạo nếp").
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Bộ phim này diễn biến rất tẻ. (This movie's plot is very dull.)
- Con đường này buổi tối thật tẻ nhạt. (This street is so desolate in the evening.)
- Noun:
- Nhà tôi thường ăn cơm tẻ. (My family usually eats plain rice.)
Advanced Usage
- The adjective "tẻ" is often used in combination with "nhạt" (bland) to form the compound "tẻ nhạt", which intensifies the meaning of monotony and dullness.
- Cuộc sống nơi đây thật tẻ nhạt. (Life here is truly monotonous.)
Variants and Related Words
- Gạo tẻ (n): Ordinary rice, plain rice.
- Tẻ nhạt (adj): Dull, monotonous, insipid.
- Vắng tẻ (adj): Quiet and deserted.
Synonyms
- Dull: Lacking interest or excitement.
- Bland: Lacking strong features or characteristics; uninteresting.
- Desolate: Deserted of people and in a state of bleak emptiness.
- Mundane: Lacking interest or excitement; dull.
Related Idioms
- Có nếp có tẻ: Literally "to have both sticky rice and plain rice". This proverb means to have a variety of types or characters, often referring to a group with diverse members.
- Lớp học nào cũng có nếp có tẻ. (Every class has both good and average students.)
noun
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(gạo tẻ) ordinary rice, plain rice
adj
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uninteresting, dull uncronded
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