ú ụ
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Brimful, very full: Describes something that is filled to the point of being completely full, often to the brim, and appears swollen or heaped up. It implies a state where no more can be added.
- Very rich, having a lot of something (figurative): Used informally to describe someone who possesses a great abundance of something, especially wealth.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Bát cơm đầy ú ụ. (A bowl of rice brimful / heaped to the top.)
- Anh ấy giàu ú ụ. (He is very rich / rolling in money.)
- Chiếc xe chất đồ ú ụ. (The vehicle is crammed full of stuff.)
Advanced Usage
- "ú ụ nước": brimful with water, waterlogged.
- Sau cơn mưa, cánh đồng ú ụ nước. (After the rain, the field was waterlogged.)
- "no ú ụ": extremely full (from eating).
- Ăn xong bữa tiệc, tôi cảm thấy no ú ụ. (After the feast, I felt absolutely stuffed.)
Variants and Related Words
- Ụ (verb/noun): This is a root suggesting a mound, heap, or a state of being piled up. "Ú ụ" is a reduplicative form that intensifies this meaning.
- Đầy ắp (adj): full to bursting, chock-full. A close synonym but less colloquial than "ú ụ".
- Chất đống (verb phrase): to pile up, to heap. Describes the action that results in an "ú ụ" state.
Synonyms
- Nghẹt (adj): choked, clogged (can imply overfullness).
- Căng phồng (adj): swollen, distended (focuses on the bulging appearance).
- Tràn đầy (adj): overflowing, brimming.
Related Phrases
- Chật ních (adj): packed tight, jam-packed. Often used for spaces rather than containers.
- Căn phòng chật ních người. (The room was jam-packed with people.)
- Đầy tràn (adj): overflowing, filled to overflowing.
- Trái tim cô ấy đầy tràn hạnh phúc. (Her heart was overflowing with happiness.)
Related Idioms
- Giàu nứt đố đổ vách: (idiom) filthy rich, so rich it's bursting through the walls. This is a stronger, more vivid idiom similar to "giàu ú ụ".
- No căng bụng: (idiom) having a very full stomach. Similar to "no ú ụ".