Definition

1. Verb:
   • To prize, to lever, to pry: To lift or move a heavy or fixed object by applying force to one end of a lever, with the lever resting on a fulcrum.
   • (Figurative, colloquial) To oust, to maneuver out: To use cunning or trickery to remove someone from a position or place.

Usage Examples

• Verb (Literal - to prize):

  • Bẩy cột nhà. (To prize up a house pillar.)
  • Bẩy hòn đá. (To prize up a slab of stone.)
  • Anh ta dùng một thanh sắt để bẩy tảng đá lớn. (He used an iron bar to lever the large rock.)

• Verb (Figurative - to oust):

  • Nó tìm cách bẩy anh ấy để đi chiếm chỗ. (He is looking for a way to oust him to take his place.)
  • Hắn dùng thủ đoạn bẩy đối thủ ra khỏi cuộc chơi. (He used tricks to maneuver his opponent out of the game.)

Advanced Usage

• "Bẩy lên": To lever/pry something up.

  • Chúng tôi phải bẩy lên tấm ván sàn bị hỏng. (We had to pry up the damaged floorboard.)

• "Bẩy ra": To lever/pry something out or off; (figuratively) to force someone/something out.

  • Bẩy ra cái đinh. (To pry out the nail.)
  • Âm mưu bẩy ra người quản lý cũ. (A plot to force out the old manager.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đòn bẩy (noun): Lever (both literal and figurative, e.g., in physics or as a strategic advantage).

  • Sử dụng đòn bẩy để nâng vật nặng. (Use a lever to lift a heavy object.)
  • Kiến thức là đòn bẩy của thành công. (Knowledge is a lever for success.)

• Bảy (numeral, variant spelling in some dialects): Seven. (Note: This is a homophone with a different meaning, sometimes used interchangeably in informal writing but considered a misspelling in standard language for the numeral.)

Synonyms

• Nạy (verb): To pry, to prize (often used interchangeably with in the literal sense).
• Cạy (verb): To pry open (e.g., a lid).
• Loại ra, đẩy ra (verb): To eliminate, to push out (synonyms in the figurative sense).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Bẩy lên (as mentioned): To lever up.
• Bẩy ra (as mentioned): To lever out; to oust.

Related Idioms

• (No widely recognized idioms specifically for bẩy. The figurative use itself carries an idiomatic sense of cunning removal.)

verb

1. To prize
   • bẩy cột nhà
     to prize up a pillar
   • bẩy hòn đá
     to prize up a slab of stone