vêu

Chủ quán ngồi vêu một mình trong cửa hàng.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Emaciated / Gaunt: Describes a face that appears thin, drawn, or haggard, often due to exhaustion, illness, or hunger.
   • Idle / At a loose end: Describes a state of being alone with nothing to do, often due to a lack of activity or business.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Mệt quá mặt vêu ra. (He is so tired his face looks gaunt.)
  • Vắng khách, chủ quán ngồi vêu. (With no customers, the shop owner sits idle.)

Advanced Usage

• "vêu mặt": to have a gaunt face.
  • Sau trận ốm, anh ấy vêu mặt hẳn đi. (After the illness, his face became quite gaunt.)

Variants and Related Words

• Héo hon (adj): withered, haggard (often describing appearance due to suffering).
• Buồn chán (adj): bored, listless (describing a state of idleness).

Synonyms

• Gaunt: extremely thin and bony.
• Idle: inactive, without occupation.

Notes on Usage

• The word "vêu" is considered rare and is primarily used in descriptive, often colloquial, contexts. It vividly conveys a visual state of emaciation or a situational state of bored idleness.