ì à ì ạch
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Definition
- Adjective (Tính từ):
- Moving or progressing very slowly, sluggishly, and with difficulty: Describes a state of slow, laborious, and heavy movement or progress, often implying a lack of energy or efficiency.
- Dragging on, proceeding at a snail's pace: Used to characterize an action, process, or situation that advances very slowly and tediously.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Công việc đang tiến triển ì à ì ạch. (The work is progressing very slowly and sluggishly.)
- Chiếc xe tải chở đầy hàng chạy ì à ì ạch lên dốc. (The fully loaded truck moved slowly and laboriously up the hill.)
- Cuộc đàm phán diễn ra ì à ì ạch trong nhiều tháng. (The negotiations dragged on at a snail's pace for many months.)
Advanced Usage
- This is a reduplicative word (từ láy) formed from the root "ì ạch". The structure "ì à ì ạch" intensifies the descriptive quality of slowness and heaviness, making it more vivid and expressive than the base form. It is primarily used in spoken Vietnamese and informal writing to add emphasis and imagery.
Variants and Related Words
- Ì ạch (adj): The base form, meaning slow, sluggish, heavy. (e.g., - Sluggish progress).
- Chậm chạp (adj): Slow, sluggish (a more common and general synonym).
- Ỳ ạch (adj): A variant spelling/pronunciation with a similar meaning.
Synonyms
- Chậm rì: Very slow.
- Lê thê: Dragging on, protracted.
- Nặng nề: Heavy, ponderous (can imply slowness due to weight or difficulty).
Related Idioms
- Tiến thoái lưỡng nan: To be in a dilemma, caught between a rock and a hard place (can describe a situation that causes progress to be "ì à ì ạch").
- Nước chảy đá mòn: Constant dripping wears away a stone (persistence in a slow process).
- xem ì ạch (láy)