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Definition
- Adjective (informal, often humorous or mildly vulgar):
- Pot-bellied: Having a noticeably large, protruding, or rounded stomach or abdomen. This term directly describes the physical appearance of the abdomen.
- Pregnant (slang, vulgar): In a crude or slang context, it can be used to describe a woman who is visibly pregnant, implying a swollen belly.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Sau kỳ nghỉ dài, anh ta trông hơi ỏng bụng. (After the long holiday, he looks a bit pot-bellied.)
- Đứa trẻ suy dinh dưỡng nhưng lại ỏng bụng. (The malnourished child has a pot belly.)
- Cô ấy đã ỏng bụng được mấy tháng rồi. (She has been pot-bellied [pregnant] for several months now.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is colloquial and carries a blunt, descriptive quality. It is often used in casual speech and can be considered impolite or insensitive, especially when referring to pregnancy.
- It primarily focuses on the visual shape of the belly rather than the medical or formal condition.
Variants and Related Words
- Bụng ỏng (adj): A variant with the same meaning, emphasizing the state of having a protruding belly.
- Ông ấy bụng ỏng vì uống nhiều bia. (He is pot-bellied from drinking a lot of beer.)
Synonyms
- Pot-bellied: Having a large protruding belly.
- Big-bellied: Having a large stomach.
- Swollen-bellied: Having a distended abdomen (can be due to various causes).
Related Idioms
- Ỏng bụng ỏng đít (very vulgar): An extremely crude and vulgar idiom describing someone as both pot-bellied and having large buttocks, used for derogatory emphasis on body shape.
- Cả ngày chỉ ăn với ngủ, giờ ỏng bụng ỏng đít ra. (All he does is eat and sleep, now he's all pot-bellied and big-butted.)
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