ồ ề
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Definitions
- Adjective:
- Hoarse, husky: Describes a voice that is rough, unclear, and difficult to hear or understand.
- (Regional/Dialectal) Hulky, bulky: Describes a person's figure as large, heavy-set, and often slow-moving.
Usage Examples
Adjective (Voice):
- Ông ấy nói giọng ồ ề vì bị viêm họng. (He speaks in a hoarse voice because of a sore throat.)
- Tiếng nói ồ ề của anh ấy khó nghe qua điện thoại. (His husky voice is hard to hear on the phone.)
Adjective (Figure - Dialectal):
- Anh ta có dáng người ồ ề. (He has a hulky figure.)
- Cô ấy trông hơi ồ ề. (She looks somewhat bulky.)
Advanced Usage
- The term ồ ề is often used in informal contexts or in specific regional dialects (địa phương), especially when describing physique.
- When describing a voice, it implies a temporary or permanent quality that makes speech less clear.
Variants and Related Words
- Ộ ệ (variant/adjective): A less common variant, sometimes used with a similar meaning, particularly in certain dialects. It can also colloquially refer to the awkwardness of being heavily pregnant.
- Khàn khàn (adjective): Raspy, hoarse. A more common synonym specifically for voice quality.
- Ồm ồm (adjective): Describes a deep, resonant, and often loud voice, which can sometimes overlap with the unclear aspect of ồ ề.
Synonyms
- Khàn đặc (adjective): Very hoarse.
- Nặng giọng (adjective/phrase): Heavy-voiced.
- Lù đù (adjective - for figure): Clumsy, sluggish (can imply a bulky build).
Related Phrases/Idioms
- Nói giọng ồ ề (phrase): To speak in a hoarse/husky voice.
- Sau khi hò hét cả trận đấu, tôi nói giọng ồ ề. (After shouting throughout the match, I spoke in a hoarse voice.)
- Dáng người ồ ề (phrase): A hulky/bulky physique.
- Dáng người ồ ề khiến anh ấy di chuyển chậm chạp. (His hulky physique makes him move slowly.)
- Hoarse, husky
- Nói ồ ề khó ngheto be hardly intelligible because of one's husky voise.
- (địa phương) Hulky
- Dáng người ồ ềTo have a hulky figure