Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Slanting, leaning, tilted: Describes an object or position that is not straight or upright, but is inclined or slanted to one side.
   • Off to one side, askew: Indicates something is significantly deviated or shifted from its central or intended position.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cái bàn này bị xẹo một chân. (This table has one leg slanted.)
  • Anh ấy đội mũ hơi xẹo sang một bên trông rất phong cách. (He wears his hat slightly tilted to one side, looking very stylish.)
  • Xe đi xẹo sang phần đường bên phải. (The vehicle moved off to the right side of the road.)

Advanced Usage

• "Để xẹo": To place (an object) in a tilted or leaning position.
  • Anh để xẹo chiếc thang vào tường. (He leaned the ladder against the wall.)
• "Đi xẹo": To walk or move in a slanting direction or off to one side.
  • Người say rượu đi xẹo qua đi xẹo lại. (The drunk man staggered from side to side.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nghiêng (adj): Inclined, tilted. (A more common synonym).
• Lệch (adj): Crooked, off-center, misaligned.
• Chếch (adj): Slanting, oblique (often used for angles or directions).

Synonyms

• Nghiêng: To incline, to tilt.
• Lệch: To be off-center, crooked.
• Chếch: To be oblique, slanting.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

(Note: As 'xẹo' is primarily an adjective, it does not form phrasal verbs in the same way as verbs do. However, it commonly combines with verbs to describe manner.) - Đứng xẹo: To stand leaning/tilted. - Cây cột đứng xẹo sau cơn bão. (The pole is standing tilted after the storm.) - Nằm xẹo: To lie in a slanted/askew position. - Quyển sách nằm xẹo trên bàn. (The book is lying askew on the table.)

Related Idioms

(Note: 'Xẹo' is not commonly found in fixed idiomatic expressions. Its usage is more literal, describing physical slant or deviation.)

adj

1. slanting