đỏ đắn

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Sau kỳ nghỉ dưỡng ở biển, cô ấy trở về với gương mặt đỏ đắn, rạng rỡ.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • In the pink, healthy-looking: Describes a person's complexion as having a fresh, rosy, and healthy glow, often indicating good health or vitality.
   • Rosy-cheeked, ruddy: Refers specifically to cheeks or a face that is naturally flushed with a reddish-pink color.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Sau kỳ nghỉ dưỡng, cô ấy trông đỏ đắn hẳn. (After the resort holiday, she looks very much in the pink.)
  • Đứa bé có đôi má đỏ đắn. (The baby has rosy cheeks.)
  • Một làn da đỏ đắn thường là dấu hiệu của sức khỏe tốt. (A ruddy complexion is often a sign of good health.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is primarily literary or descriptive and is used to compliment someone's healthy appearance. It is not typically used for objects.

Variants and Related Words

• Hồng hào (adj): rosy, flushed (a more common synonym for a healthy complexion).
  • Khuôn mặt hồng hào. (A rosy face.)

Synonyms

• Rosy: having a pinkish color, especially in the cheeks.
• Ruddy: having a healthy red color.
• Florid: having a red or flushed complexion.
• In the pink: in very good health and spirits (idiomatic).

Related Idioms

• Mặt đỏ như gấc: face as red as gấc fruit (a Vietnamese fruit with bright red flesh). This idiom describes a face that is very red, often from embarrassment, shyness, or heat, which is more intense than the healthy glow of "đỏ đắn."
  • Cậu ấy ngượng đến nỗi mặt đỏ như gấc. (He was so embarrassed his face turned red as gấc fruit.)

Học thuật

1. In the pink, healthy-looking