xám
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Grey: The color created by mixing white and black, similar to the color of ash. It is a neutral color between black and white.
- Dull, Gloomy: Can describe weather, light, or a mood that is overcast, dim, or lacking in brightness and cheer.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Bầu trời hôm nay có màu xám. (The sky is grey today.)
- Anh ấy mặc một chiếc áo khoác xám. (He is wearing a grey coat.)
- Tâm trạng cô ấy thật xám xịt. (Her mood is very gloomy.)
Advanced Usage
"xám xịt": Very gloomy, dull, and dark (often describing weather or mood).
- Thời tiết mùa đông ở đây lúc nào cũng xám xịt. (The winter weather here is always dreary and grey.)
"xám ngoét": Extremely grey or ashen (often used to describe a pale, sickly complexion).
- Sau cơn sốt, mặt nó xám ngoét. (After the fever, his face was deathly pale.)
"chất xám": Grey matter (of the brain); figuratively refers to intelligence, intellectual capacity.
- Công ty cần thu hút chất xám. (The company needs to attract intellectual talent.)
Variants and Related Words
Xám xám (adj): Greyish, somewhat grey.
- Bức tường được sơn màu xám xám. (The wall was painted a greyish color.)
Xám xịt (adj): See "Advanced Usage".
Xám ngoét (adj): See "Advanced Usage".
Hoá xám (verb): To turn grey.
- Tóc ông ấy bắt đầu hoá xám. (His hair is starting to turn grey.)
Synonyms
- Màu tro: Ash-colored (a more descriptive synonym for the color).
- Âm u: Gloomy, overcast (synonym for the dull/weather-related meaning).
- U ám: Gloomy, dismal (synonym for the mood-related meaning).
Related Phrases
- Vận áo xám: Literally "grey shirt fortune"; bad luck, misfortune (an idiom).
- Hắn đang gặp vận áo xám. (He is having a streak of bad luck.)
Related Idioms
Xám mặt: To turn pale (with fear, shock, or anger).
- Nghe tin dữ, bà ấy xám mặt. (Upon hearing the bad news, she turned pale.)
Xám xanh: To turn pale or ashen (similar to "xám mặt", often from illness or extreme emotion).
- Đứa bé sốt cao, môi xám xanh. (The child had a high fever, its lips were ashen.)