tẻ

Thân thiện

Chợ chiều tẻ quá.

Definition

1. 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.

2. 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.)

Học thuật

noun

1. (gạo tẻ) ordinary rice, plain rice

adj

1. uninteresting, dull uncronded