bọt bèo

bọt bèo

Sóng biển tạo ra những đám bọt bèo trắng xóa trên bờ cát.

Definitions
  1. Noun:
    • Froth, foam, bubbles: Refers to the light, airy mass of small bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid, especially water. It is often used literally.
    • Something trivial, insignificant, or ephemeral: Used metaphorically to describe things that are worthless, fleeting, or of little substance and importance, easily disappearing or being destroyed.
Usage Examples
  • Literal meaning (foam, bubbles):

    • Sóng đánh tạo ra nhiều bọt bèo trên mặt biển. (The waves crashing created a lot of foam on the sea surface.)
    • Cốc bia này quá nhiều bọt bèo. (This glass of beer has too much froth.)
  • Metaphorical meaning (trivial, ephemeral):

    • Đối với anh ấy, tiền bạc chỉ thứ bọt bèo. (To him, money is just something trivial/ephemeral.)
    • Những lời hứa bọt bèo ấy chẳng giá trị . (Those empty promises are worthless.)
Advanced Usage
  • "coi như bọt bèo" / "xem như bọt bèo": To regard/consider something as worthless or insignificant.

    • Anh ta coi mọi lời chỉ trích như bọt bèo. (He considers all criticism as insignificant.)
  • "cuộc đời bọt bèo": A fleeting/transient/ephemeral life.

    • Triết đó nói về cuộc đời bọt bèo của con người. (That philosophy speaks of the transient nature of human life.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Bèo bọt: This is a common variant with the same meaning and usage as "bọt bèo". It emphasizes the combined concept of triviality and ephemerality.
    • Công sức của chúng tôi đâu phải thứ bèo bọt. (Our efforts are not something trivial.)
Synonyms
  • Phù du (n): Mayfly; used metaphorically for something extremely short-lived and ephemeral.
  • giá trị (adj): Worthless, valueless.
  • Nhất thời (adj): Temporary, transient.
Related Idioms
  • "Bèo dạt mây trôi": Literally "duckweed drifts, clouds float"; used to describe a precarious, rootless, and uncertain life, drifting without control. This idiom shares the metaphorical sense of instability and lack of substance found in "bọt bèo".
    • Sau chiến tranh, cuộc sống của họ như bèo dạt mây trôi. (After the war, their life was precarious and rootless.)

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