đỏ gây
Definition
- Adjective:
- Rubicund / Florid: Describes a reddish complexion, typically referring to a face that is red, flushed, or ruddy, often due to health, emotion, or external factors like heat or alcohol.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Ông ấy có khuôn mặt đỏ gây trông rất khỏe mạnh. (He has a rubicund face that looks very healthy.)
- Sau khi uống rượu, má anh ta đỏ gây lên. (After drinking alcohol, his cheeks became florid.)
- Cái nóng làm da cô ấy đỏ gây. (The heat made her skin ruddy.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is primarily literary or descriptive and is not commonly used in everyday casual speech. It often carries a neutral or slightly positive connotation of robustness, as opposed to simply being red from embarrassment or sunburn.
Variants and Related Words
Đỏ ửng (adj): to blush, to flush (often temporary, from shyness or emotion).
- Cô gái đỏ ửng mặt khi được khen. (The girl blushed when complimented.)
Đỏ bừng (adj): to turn deep red suddenly (often from strong emotion like anger or extreme embarrassment).
- Anh ta đỏ bừng mặt vì tức giận. (His face turned deep red with anger.)
Hồng hào (adj): rosy, pinkish (connotes good health and vitality).
- Làn da hồng hào của em bé. (The baby's rosy skin.)
Synonyms
- Rubicund: Reddish, ruddy-complexioned.
- Florid: Having a red or flushed complexion.
- Ruddy: Having a healthy red color.
Related Idioms
- Mặt đỏ như gấc: Face as red as gấc fruit (a very deep red). This idiom emphasizes an intense, deep red color.
- Ông ấy tức giận, mặt đỏ như gấc. (He was angry, his face as red as gấc fruit.)