Definition

1. Noun:

   • Butterfly stroke: A swimming style characterized by the simultaneous overhead arm movement and the dolphin kick. It is one of the four major competitive swimming strokes.
   • The act of swimming using the butterfly stroke: Refers to the activity or performance of this specific swimming technique.

2. Verb (to swim butterfly): The action of swimming using the butterfly stroke. Note: In Vietnamese, "bơi bướm" functions as a verb phrase. The equivalent English verb phrase is "to swim butterfly" or "to do the butterfly."

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Anh ấy thi đấu ở nội dung bơi bướm 100 mét. (He is competing in the 100-meter butterfly event.)
  • Bơi bướm là kiểu bơi đòi hỏi nhiều sức lực nhất. (The butterfly is the most physically demanding swimming stroke.)

• Verb:

  • Cô ấy có thể bơi bướm rất đẹp. (She can swim butterfly very beautifully.)
  • Tôi đang học cách bơi bướm. (I am learning how to do the butterfly.)

Advanced Usage

• "thi bơi bướm": to compete in butterfly (swimming events).

  • Vận động viên đó đã giành huy chương vàng khi thi bơi bướm. (That athlete won a gold medal when competing in butterfly.)

• "kỹ thuật bơi bướm": butterfly technique.

  • Kỹ thuật bơi bướm chuẩn đòi hỏi sự phối hợp nhịp nhàng giữa tay và chân. (Proper butterfly technique requires harmonious coordination between arms and legs.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bơi (v): to swim (general).
• Bơi ếch (n/v): breaststroke.
• Bơi sải (n/v): freestyle (front crawl).
• Bơi ngửa (n/v): backstroke.
• Vận động viên bơi bướm (n): butterfly swimmer.

Synonyms

• Butterfly stroke (n): The formal name for the swimming style.
• Fly (n, informal): A common abbreviation in competitive swimming contexts (e.g., "the 200m fly").

Related Phrases

• Bơi hỗn hợp cá nhân (IM): Individual Medley (a race involving all four strokes: butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle).
  • Phần đầu tiên của bơi hỗn hợp cá nhân là bơi bướm. (The first leg of the individual medley is the butterfly.)

Related Idioms

Note: "Bơi bướm" itself is a technical term and is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions. However, the verb "bơi" (to swim) can be used idiomatically. - Bơi trong tiền: to be rolling in money (to have a lot of money). - Sau khi trúng số, anh ta như bơi trong tiền. (After winning the lottery, he was rolling in money.) This idiom uses "bơi" (to swim), not the specific term "bơi bướm".

1. Butterfly (stroke)