ửng
Definition
Verb:
- To flush; to turn slightly red: To begin to show a red or rosy color, often on the skin or a surface, typically due to a temporary condition like emotion, heat, or light.
- To glow (with a reddish hue): To emit a faint, warm, reddish light or color.
Adjective (descriptive):
- Flushed; slightly red: Having a light red or pinkish tint.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Mặt cô ấy ửng đỏ vì xấu hổ. (Her face flushed red with embarrassment.)
- Bầu trời buổi chiều ửng hồng. (The evening sky glowed pink.)
- Adjective:
- Đôi má ửng hồng của em bé. (The baby's slightly rosy cheeks.)
Advanced Usage
- Often used in descriptive, literary contexts to depict subtle color changes in nature or a person's complexion.
- Frequently appears in reduplicated form "ửng ửng" to indicate a very faint, barely-there redness or glow.
- Chân trời ửng ửng ánh sáng đỏ. (The horizon glowed faintly with red light.)
Variants and Related Words
- Ửng đỏ (v): to flush red, to turn red.
- Làn da ửng đỏ vì nắng. (Skin reddened by the sun.)
- Ửng hồng (v/adj): to turn rosy/pink; rosy.
- Má ửng hồng sau khi chạy. (Cheeks turned rosy after running.)
Synonyms
- Flush: To become red and hot, typically of the face.
- Blush: To become red in the face from shyness, embarrassment, or shame.
- Glow: To emit a steady, soft light, often of a warm color.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Đỏ ửng: (to be) bright red or deeply flushed.
- Cậu bé đứng dưới nắng mặt đỏ ửng. (The boy stood under the sun, his face bright red.)
- Hồng ửng: (to have) a soft, pinkish glow.
- Bình minh với ánh hồng ửng. (Dawn with a soft pink glow.)