ĩnh
Definition
- Adjective:
- Protruding or swollen belly: Describes a stomach that is noticeably distended or bulging outward, often used in a mocking or derogatory manner.
- Pregnant (colloquial and pejorative): Used informally and usually with scorn to refer to a woman who is visibly pregnant, implying impropriety or lack of marriage.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Cô ta bị chửa ĩnh bụng. (She got pregnant with a swollen belly.)
- Thằng bé ăn no, bụng nó ĩnh ra. (The boy ate his fill, his belly is protruding.)
Advanced Usage
- The word is almost exclusively used in the fixed phrase "chửa ĩnh" or "chửa ĩnh bụng", which carries a strong negative connotation of unwed or scandalous pregnancy.
Variants and Related Words
- Ĩnh ịch (adj): This reduplicative form emphasizes a state of being heavy, plump, or bulging, often describing a person's body or the sound of moving such a body.
- Nó béo ra, trông ĩnh ịch. (He got fat, looking plump and heavy.)
Synonyms
- Phình: to swell, to bulge.
- Trướng: distended, bloated.
- Có bầu (neutral): to be pregnant.
Related Idioms
- Chửa ĩnh: to be illegitimately/unwed pregnant (a derogatory idiom).
- Bị người làng dị nghị vì chửa ĩnh. (She was gossiped about by the village for being unwed and pregnant.)