Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Withered; faded: Describes plants, leaves, or vegetables that have lost their freshness, becoming dry, yellowed, and limp.
   • Dull; discolored: Refers to colors, surfaces, or objects that have lost their original brightness or vividness, becoming tarnished or dingy.
   • Waning (specifically for the moon): Describes the moon when it appears with a dim, pale, or coppery hue.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Rau để lâu đã úa hết. (The vegetables left out for a long time have all withered.)
  • Bức tường sơn trắng giờ đã úa màu. (The white painted wall has now discolored.)
  • Trăng úa trên bầu trời đêm. (The waning moon in the night sky.)

Advanced Usage

• "úa vàng": to turn a faded yellow; describes the specific discoloration to a dull yellow shade.
  • Lá cây mùa thu úa vàng. (The autumn leaves turn a faded yellow.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tàn úa (adj): withered and decaying; describes a state of advanced decline or fading.
  • Khu vườn trông thật tàn úa. (The garden looks utterly withered and decayed.)

Synonyms

• Withered: dried up and shriveled (for plants).
• Faded: having lost brightness or color.
• Discolored: changed to a less attractive color.
• Waning: gradually decreasing in brightness or vigor.

Related Idioms

• Úa tàn: to fade and perish; often used metaphorically to describe beauty, youth, or glory that is fading away.
  • Tuổi thanh xuân rồi cũng úa tàn. (Youth, too, will eventually fade and perish.)

adj

1. brown; waning