vằn vện
Definition
- Adjective:
- Striped; streaked; having a pattern of lines or bands: Describes a surface marked with lines, stripes, or streaks, often of contrasting colors. Commonly used for the natural patterns on animals like tigers or zebras, or for similar patterns on objects.
- Marked with intricate lines or veins: Can describe surfaces with a complex, web-like, or marbled pattern of lines.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Con hổ có bộ lông vằn vện. (The tiger has striped fur.)
- Tảng đá này bị vằn vện những đường vân trắng. (This rock is streaked with white veins.)
- Mặt đường vằn vện những vết nứt. (The road surface is crisscrossed with cracks.)
Advanced Usage
- Used figuratively to describe something marked with many lines, wrinkles, or complex patterns that resemble stripes or streaks.
- Trán ông ấy nhăn vằn vện vì lo nghĩ. (His forehead is deeply lined with worry.)
Variants and Related Words
- Vằn (adj): striped, streaked. Often used alone but with a slightly less vivid or intricate connotation than "vằn vện".
- Áo vằn. (A striped shirt.)
Synonyms
- Striped: Having stripes.
- Streaked: Marked with streaks.
- Banded: Marked with bands.
- Brindled: Brownish with streaks of another color (often for animals).
Related Idioms
- While "vằn vện" itself is not commonly the core of idioms, it is used in descriptive phrases to emphasize a dense, intricate pattern.
- Nứt vằn vện: to be cracked all over with a web-like pattern.
- Mặt đất khô nứt vằn vện. (The dry ground is crisscrossed with cracks.)