xóp

Đứa trẻ đói xóp bụng vì chưa được ăn.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Sunken, hollow, or flat: Describes a surface, typically the stomach or abdomen, that appears concave, flat, or empty, often due to hunger or lack of fullness.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Bụng nó đói xóp rồi. (His stomach is sunken from hunger.)
  • Chiếc túi vải bị xóp lại. (The fabric bag became hollowed/saggy.)

Advanced Usage

• The word is almost exclusively used in the compound phrase "đói xóp bụng" or "xóp bụng", which vividly means "to have a flat/hollow stomach from extreme hunger."

Variants and Related Words

• Xóp bụng (adj phrase): having a hollow/flat stomach.
  • Làm việc cả ngày không ăn, ai cũng xóp bụng. (Working all day without eating, everyone had hollow stomachs.)

Synonyms

• Sunken: curved inward.
• Hollow: having a hole or empty space within.
• Flat: level and without curves or bumps.

Notes on Usage

• "Xóp" is a descriptive, colloquial adjective. It is not commonly used alone in modern standard Vietnamese. Its primary and most natural usage is in the fixed expression "xóp bụng" to emphasize the physical effect of hunger.