xù

Definition

Verb:
- To fluff out; to puff up; to ruffle: To cause hair, fur, or feathers to stand up or become bushy, often as a reaction to cold, fear, or threat.
- To bristle: To make something stand stiffly upright, like the spines of a porcupine or the hair on an angry animal.
Adjective:
- Bushy; shaggy; unkempt: Describing hair, fur, or a surface that is thick, standing up, and messy.
- Rough; coarse: Describing a surface that is not smooth, often with a hairy or prickly texture.
- (Colloquial) Unreasonably large; bulky and unsightly: Describing an object that is excessively big in an awkward or ugly way.

Usage Examples

Verb:
- Con mèo *xù lông lên khi thấy chó.* (The cat fluffed out its fur when it saw the dog.)
- Con nhím *xù lông để tự vệ.* (The porcupine bristled its quills in self-defense.)
Adjective:
- Cô bé có mái tóc *xù rất đáng yêu.* (The little girl has very cute, shaggy hair.)
- Bề mặt của trái dâu tây hơi *xù.* (The surface of a strawberry is slightly rough.)
- Nó mua một cái túi *to xù, mang rất nặng.* (He bought an unreasonably large and bulky bag; it's very heavy to carry.)

Advanced Usage

"xù xì": An adjective meaning rough, coarse, or rugged, often describing skin, bark, or a surface texture.
- Vỏ cây sồi rất xù xì. (Oak tree bark is very rough.)

Variants and Related Words

Lông xù (n): Shaggy fur; a fluffy texture.
- Con chó Alaska có bộ *lông xù dày.* (The Alaskan dog has thick, shaggy fur.)
Tóc xù (n): Bushy, frizzy, or unkempt hair.
- Sáng ngủ dậy, *tóc xù hết cả.* (Waking up in the morning, my hair is all bushy.)

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Related Idioms

Nổi da gà / Sởn gai ốc: (To get goosebumps) – This describes a physical reaction where hair stands on end, related to the state of being "xù" due to cold or fear.
- Nghe câu chuyện ma, tôi nổi da gà. (Listening to the ghost story, I got goosebumps.)

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