Definition

1. Adverb:

   • At a leisurely pace; unhurriedly: Describes moving or acting in a slow, relaxed, and deliberate manner, without any rush or haste.
   • In a dawdling manner: Suggests a slow, almost idle way of proceeding, often with a connotation of taking one's time.

2. Adjective:

   • Leisurely; unhurried: Characterizes an action, movement, or pace that is slow and relaxed.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:
  • Ông cụ đi bộ đủng đỉnh trong công viên. (The old man walked unhurriedly in the park.)
  • Cô ấy đủng đỉnh uống hết tách cà phê. (She leisurely drank her cup of coffee.)
• Adjective:
  • Với bước chân đủng đỉnh, anh ấy không bao giờ đến muộn. (With his unhurried steps, he is never late.)

Advanced Usage

• The word is often used in its reduplicated form "đủng đa đủng đỉnh" to intensify the meaning, emphasizing an even slower, more drawn-out, or more nonchalant pace.
  • Thay vì vội vàng, cậu bé cứ đủng đa đủng đỉnh thu dọn đồ chơi. (Instead of hurrying, the boy just dawdled while putting his toys away.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chậm rãi (adj/adv): Slowly, deliberately. A close synonym but often with a more neutral or positive connotation of calmness.
• Thong thả (adj/adv): Leisurely, unhurried. Similar in meaning to .

Synonyms

• Leisurely
• Unhurriedly
• At a snail's pace
• Dawdlingly

Related Idioms

• While itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, its intensified form "đủng đa đủng đỉnh" functions idiomatically to describe a very slow, lingering action.
  • Công việc ấy cứ đủng đa đủng đỉnh mãi mới xong. (That task dragged on and on before it was finally finished.)

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