Definition

1. Verb phrase:
   • To pitch forward, to plunge nose-first (of a boat/ship): The primary nautical meaning describing a vessel's bow dipping sharply downward into the water.
   • To bury one's head/nose (into something): A figurative extension meaning to immerse oneself completely in an activity, often with intense focus, similar to burying one's face in something.

Usage Examples

• Verb phrase:
  • Con thuyền chúi mũi xuống làn sóng lớn. (The boat pitched its nose down into the large wave.)
  • Cậu ấy chúi mũi vào đống sách để chuẩn bị cho kỳ thi. (He buried his nose in a pile of books to prepare for the exam.)

Advanced Usage

• "chúi mũi vào công việc": to bury oneself in one's work, to be completely absorbed in work.

  • Anh ấy đã chúi mũi vào công việc cả tuần nay. (He has been burying himself in his work all week.)

• "chúi mũi xuống": to plunge/dive nose-down. This can be literal for objects or figurative for a sudden decline.

  • Máy bay chúi mũi xuống trong cơn bão. (The plane plunged nose-down in the storm.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chúi (verb): to plunge, to dive headfirst; to be engrossed. This is the root verb.

  • Nó chúi đầu vào game. (He is engrossed in the game.)

• Chúi đầu (verb phrase): to bury one's head; to plunge headfirst. Very similar in figurative use to "chúi mũi".

  • Chúi đầu vào học. (To bury one's head in studying.)

Synonyms

• Cắm đầu vào: to plunge one's head into (figurative for intense focus).
• Lao đầu vào: to dive headlong into (an activity).
• Dìm mũi (nautical): to dip the bow (less common).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

Note: As a verb phrase itself, "chúi mũi" does not combine with other particles to form distinct phrasal verbs beyond the examples in "Advanced Usage" (e.g., chúi mũi vào, chúi mũi xuống).

Related Idioms

• Chúi mũi chúi miệng: (idiomatic) to be completely and messily engrossed in eating or an activity, often implying a lack of awareness of surroundings.
  • Nó ăn chúi mũi chúi miệng, chẳng nói chuyện với ai. (He ate with his head buried in the food, not talking to anyone.)

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