ướt nhèm
Definition
- Adjective:
- Soaking wet and sticky or grimy: Describes something that is not only thoroughly wet but also unpleasantly damp, often with a sense of being soggy, clammy, or dirtied by the moisture. It implies a wetness that is uncomfortable and messy.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Sau trận mưa, áo tôi ướt nhèm và dính vào da. (After the rain, my shirt was soaking wet and sticky against my skin.)
- Đứa trẻ ngã xuống vũng nước, quần áo ướt nhèm bùn. (The child fell into a puddle, their clothes soaking wet and muddy.)
- Tấm vải ướt nhèm này thật khó chịu khi chạm vào. (This soaking wet, grimy cloth is unpleasant to touch.)
Advanced Usage
- The term often carries a negative connotation, emphasizing discomfort, uncleanliness, or the undesirable state of being wet for too long, leading to a sticky or dirty feeling.
Variants and Related Words
- Ướt (adj): wet. The core root describing a state of moisture.
- Nhèm (adj): smeared, grimy, sticky. Often used to describe something blurred (like vision) or dirtied. Combined with "ướt," it intensifies the unpleasant quality of the wetness.
Synonyms
- Sopping wet and grimy
- Soggy and clammy
- Drenched and sticky
Related Idioms
- While "ướt nhèm" itself is descriptive, it can be used in figurative contexts to describe a state of being emotionally or physically overwhelmed and feeling "grimy" or unclean because of it.
- Sau ngày làm việc vất vả, tôi cảm thấy người ướt nhèm. (After a hard day's work, I felt grimy and worn out [like being unpleasantly wet].)