Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Buck-toothed, protruding: Describes teeth, especially the front upper teeth, that noticeably stick out or project forward beyond the normal alignment of the teeth.
   • Prominent, jutting: Can describe something that protrudes or sticks out in a noticeable way, though it is most commonly used for teeth.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Anh ấy có hàm răng hơi vẩu. (He has slightly buck teeth.)
  • Cô bé cười để lộ chiếc răng cửa vẩu. (The little girl smiled, revealing her protruding front tooth.)
  • Cái cằm của nhân vật phản diện được vẽ rất vẩu. (The villain's chin was drawn to be very jutting.)

Advanced Usage

• "Vẩu ra": To stick out, to protrude. This phrase emphasizes the action or state of protruding.
  • Mái hiên vẩu ra ngoài đường. (The eaves protrude out over the street.)
• Often used in a descriptive, sometimes mildly critical or humorous way regarding physical appearance, particularly dental features.

Variants and Related Words

• Hô (adj): Another common adjective for describing protruding upper teeth or jaw (overbite). It is very similar to "vẩu" but can imply a broader jaw alignment issue.
  • Cậu ấy bị hô hàm trên. (He has an overbite.)
• Răng vẩu (n phrase): The specific condition of having buck teeth.
  • Cô ấy đi niềng răng để chỉnh lại răng vẩu. (She got braces to correct her buck teeth.)

Synonyms

• Nhô ra: To jut out, to protrude (a more general verb).
• Chìa ra: To stick out (a more general verb).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Làm vẩu: To cause to protrude, to make something stick out.
  • Đứa trẻ cố tình làm vẩu môi ra khi không vừa ý. (The child deliberately pouts (makes their lips protrude) when displeased.)

Related Idioms

• Vẩu như mỏ vịt: (Protruding like a duck's bill). A vivid, colloquial simile used to describe someone with very prominent buck teeth.
  • Thằng bé răng vẩu như mỏ vịt. (That boy has teeth that stick out like a duck's bill.)

adj

1. curl; buck