đầy đặn
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Plump, full, well-rounded: Describes a face, cheeks, or physical features that are rounded, full, and pleasantly fleshy, suggesting health or a pleasing appearance.
- Upright, honorable, generous: Describes a person's character, behavior, or dealings as being morally sound, decent, and ample in spirit or integrity.
Usage Examples
Adjective (Physical):
- Cô bé có khuôn mặt rất đầy đặn. (The little girl has a very full, plump face.)
- Má cô ấy hồng hào và đầy đặn. (Her cheeks are rosy and plump.)
Adjective (Character):
- Ông ấy ăn ở đầy đặn với mọi người. (He conducts himself in an upright, honorable way with everyone.)
- Một con người đầy đặn về nhân cách. (A person of generous, ample character.)
Advanced Usage
- The term can be used metaphorically to describe things that are "full" or "well-rounded" in a non-physical sense, such as a well-developed idea or a comprehensive plan, though this is less common.
- Bài phát biểu có nội dung đầy đặn. (The speech had substantial, well-rounded content.)
Variants and Related Words
- Đầy đủ (adj): sufficient, complete, adequate. (Note: This is a different word focusing on completeness rather than physical fullness or moral integrity.)
- Phúng phính (adj): chubby, plump (often used specifically for cheeks).
Synonyms
- Plump / Full-faced: for the physical description.
- Honorable / Decent / Upstanding: for the character description.
- Generous: in the sense of spirit or character.
Related Idioms
- Ăn ở đầy đặn: This is a fixed phrase meaning "to live and act in an upright, honorable, and generous manner."
- Cả đời bà ấy ăn ở đầy đặn với xóm giềng. (All her life, she has conducted herself honorably with the neighbors.)
- Plump-faced, plump-cheeked, full-faced
- Mặt mũi đầy đặnTo be plump-faced, to have a full-faced
- Upright, honourable
- Ăn ở đầy đặnTo be have uprightly, to be upright in one's dealings with others