Definition

1. Verb:
   • To ooze, to seep, to exude: To flow out slowly and steadily, often in small quantities or drops, from a surface or opening. This is the primary meaning, describing the slow emergence of liquids like sap, blood, or tears.
   • To overflow, to be in great abundance: (Colloquial) To exist in a very large quantity, to the point of being more than enough or overflowing. This meaning is often used in informal contexts.

Usage Examples

• Verb (To ooze, seep):

  • Vết thương ứa máu. (The wound oozed blood.)
  • Nước mắt ứa ra trong đôi mắt cô ấy. (Tears welled up in her eyes.)
  • Nhựa cây ứa ra từ vết cắt. (Sap oozed from the cut.)

• Verb (To overflow, be abundant):

  • Vụ mùa năm nay tốt, thóc ứa ra. (This year's harvest is good, rice is overflowing.)
  • Của cải trong nhà họ thừa ứa. (Wealth in their house is in great abundance.)

Advanced Usage

• "Ứa gan": (Idiomatic) To feel intense anger or resentment boiling inside, as if one's liver is seething.

  • Nghe tin đó, tôi ứa gan. (Hearing that news, I was seething with anger.)

• "Ứa nước mắt": To have tears well up in one's eyes, often due to strong emotion.

  • Cảm động quá, cô ấy ứa nước mắt. (She was so moved that tears welled up in her eyes.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tràn ứa: (Verb phrase) To overflow, to be brimming over. Combines "ứa" with "tràn" (to overflow) for emphasis.

  • Cảm xúc tràn ứa trong lòng. (Emotions overflowed in his/her heart.)

• Thừa ứa: (Adjective/Adverb phrase) In great excess, more than enough.

  • Lương thực dự trữ thừa ứa. (The food reserves are in great excess.)

Synonyms

• Rỉ ra: To leak, to seep (similar to the first meaning of slow liquid flow).
• Chảy ra: To flow out (a more general term for liquid movement).
• Dư thừa: To be surplus, excessive (similar to the second meaning of abundance).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Ứa ra: The most common phrase, meaning "to ooze out" or "to overflow from."
  • Mồ hôi ứa ra trên trán. (Sweat beaded on his forehead.)

Related Idioms

• Cười ứa nước mắt: To laugh until tears come to one's eyes; to laugh heartily.
  • Câu chuyện hài khiến mọi người cười ứa nước mắt. (The funny story made everyone laugh until tears came to their eyes.)

verb

1. to overflow, to run