đứ

Thân thiện

Trời lạnh quá, tay chân tôi đứ ra hết.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Stiff, rigid: Describes something that has become hard and inflexible, often due to death, cold, or rigor. It is an archaic or literary term, most commonly found in the fixed phrase "chết đứ".
   • Dead, deceased: Used specifically to describe a dead body that is stiff.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Thi thể nó nằm đứ ra trên giường. (Its body lay stiff on the bed.)
  • Tay chân lạnh cóng, đứ đờ lại. (The limbs were freezing cold, stiffened.)

Advanced Usage

• "chết đứ": A fixed, idiomatic phrase meaning "stiff dead" or "stone dead". It emphasizes the state of being completely lifeless and rigid.
  • Con mèo nằm chết đứ ở góc sân. (The cat lay stiff dead in the corner of the yard.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đứ đừ: A variant form with the same meaning as "đứ" (stiff, rigid). It is also archaic.
• Cứng đờ: A more common modern synonym meaning "stiff", "numb", or "rigid".
• Cóng: Means "numb with cold", often leading to stiffness.

Synonyms

• Cứng: Hard, stiff.
• Cóng: Numb (from cold).
• Đờ ra: Stiffened, rigid.

Related Idioms

• Chết đứ: Stiff dead, stone dead. This is the primary idiom containing the word "đứ".

Học thuật

1. Stiff (cũng nói đứ đừ)
   • Chết đứ
     Stiff dead