Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Motionless, stiff, rigid: Describes a state where the body or a part of the body cannot move, often due to cold, shock, or paralysis.
   • Dull, vacant, expressionless: Describes a lack of movement or expression in the eyes or face, often due to being stunned, drugged, or in a daze.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Trời lạnh quá, tay chân tôi đờ hết cả ra. (It's so cold, my limbs have become completely stiff.)
  • Nghe tin đó, anh ấy đờ người ra, không nói được lời nào. (Upon hearing that news, he became motionless and couldn't utter a word.)
  • Mắt cô ấy đờ ra vì mệt mỏi. (Her eyes were dull with fatigue.)

Advanced Usage

• "đờ đẫn": This is a common compound adjective meaning "dull-witted," "stupid," or "vacant." It describes a state of mental sluggishness or a blank expression.
  • Sau cú sốc, anh ta nhìn mọi thứ với ánh mắt đờ đẫn. (After the shock, he looked at everything with a vacant stare.)
• "ngồi đờ ra": A phrase meaning "to sit motionless" or "to sit in a daze."
  • Cậu bé ngồi đờ ra một chỗ suốt buổi chiều. (The boy sat motionless in one spot all afternoon.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đờ đẫn (adj): Dull, vacant, stupefied.
• Cứng đờ (adj): Stiff and motionless (often from cold).
  • Tay tôi cứng đờ vì cầm nước đá. (My hand is stiff from holding ice.)

Synonyms

• Cứng (adj): Hard, stiff.
• Tê liệt (adj): Paralyzed.
• Ngây (adj): Dazed, stupefied.
• Vô hồn (adj): Lifeless, expressionless.

Related Idioms/Phrases

• Đờ người ra: To become completely still/motionless (often from surprise, fear, or cold).
  • Thấy cảnh tượng kinh hoàng, nó đờ người ra. (Seeing the horrifying scene, he froze.)
• Mắt đờ như mắt cá: Eyes as dull as a fish's eyes (a simile describing very vacant, lifeless eyes).

noun

1. motionless