xanh rớt
Definition
- Adjective:
- Extremely pale; ashen; deathly pale: Describes a person's complexion that has lost its normal color, typically due to shock, fear, illness, or extreme fatigue, resulting in a stark, greenish, or sickly white pallor.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Nghe tin dữ, mặt cô ấy xanh rớt. (Upon hearing the bad news, her face turned deathly pale.)
- Sau trận ốm nặng, anh ấy trông xanh rớt. (After the serious illness, he looked extremely pale.)
- Đứa trẻ sợ hãi, mặt xanh rớt. (The child was terrified, its face ashen.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used for dramatic emphasis to visualize a sudden, severe loss of color in the face, indicating a powerful physical or emotional reaction.
Variants and Related Words
- Xanh xao (adj): pale, wan (often due to sickness or weakness; generally less intense than "xanh rớt").
- Cô ấy trông hơi xanh xao vì thiếu ngủ. (She looks a bit pale from lack of sleep.)
- Tái mét (adj): to turn pale, to blanch (emphasizing a loss of blood color, similar to "xanh rớt").
- Mặt nó tái mét khi nhìn thấy máu. (His face blanched when he saw blood.)
Synonyms
- Deathly pale
- Ashen
- Ghastly pale
- Pallid
Related Idioms
- Mặt xanh như tàu lá: Face as green as a leaf (a simile describing a very pale or sickly complexion).
- Sốt cao khiến mặt nó xanh như tàu lá. (The high fever made his face as green as a leaf.)