ở lỗ

Một người đàn ông ở lỗ trong một hang động cổ xưa.

Definition

1. Adjective (dialectal, archaic):
   • To be naked; to be in a state of nudity. This is the primary and direct meaning, describing a person without clothing.
   • To live a primitive, wild, or uncivilized life. This extended meaning evokes the image of early humans living naked in the wild, without the trappings of society.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Người nguyên thủy sống ở lỗ. (Primitive people lived naked/in a wild state.)
  • Trời nóng quá, chúng chỉ muốn ở lỗ trong nhà. (It's so hot, they just want to be naked in the house.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase is considered dialectal and is rarely used in modern standard Vietnamese. It carries an archaic or anthropological tone.
• It often implies a lack of civilization, culture, or basic societal norms, not just the physical state of being unclothed.

Variants and Related Words

• Ở trần (adj/phr): to be bare-chested; to be shirtless. (A more common, less extreme term for partial nudity.)
• Khỏa thân (adj): naked, nude. (The standard modern term for complete nudity.)

Synonyms

• Naked: wearing no clothes.
• Nude: being without clothing.
• Unclothed: not dressed.

Related Idioms

• Sống đời ở lỗ: to live a primitive, uncivilized life.
  • Câu chuyện kể về một bộ tộc sống đời ở lỗ trong rừng sâu. (The story tells of a tribe living a primitive, naked life in the deep forest.)