dãi rớt
Definition
- Noun:
- Saliva, drool: "dãi rớt" refers to saliva that flows out of the mouth, especially during sleep or due to a lack of control, often seen in babies or when someone is very tired.
- Slobber: It can also describe the act or result of drooling.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Em bé ngủ, dãi rớt ướt cả gối. (The baby is sleeping, drool has wet the entire pillow.)
- Anh ấy ngủ gật trên bàn, dãi rớt chảy dài. (He dozed off on the table, with drool running down.)
Advanced Usage
- "dãi rớt lòng thòng": describes drool hanging or dripping in a long, messy strand.
- Đứa trẻ mọc răng, dãi rớt lòng thòng suốt ngày. (The teething child has drool hanging all day.)
Variants and Related Words
- Dãi (n): A more common, shorter form meaning "saliva" or "drool".
- Chó thè lưỡi, dãi chảy ra. (The dog sticks out its tongue, drool flows out.)
- Nước dãi (n): A synonym meaning "saliva", often used interchangeably.
- Nhìn món ăn ngon, nước dãi tôi ứa ra. (Looking at the delicious food, my mouth watered.)
Synonyms
- Nước bọt: Saliva (more general, not necessarily flowing out).
- Slobber: Drool (English equivalent, often for animals or messy drooling).
Related Phrases
- Chảy dãi / Chảy nước dãi: To drool.
- Con chó nhìn miếng thịt mà chảy dãi. (The dog looked at the piece of meat and drooled.)
Related Idioms
- Thèm chảy nước dãi / Thèm chảy dãi: To crave something so much that one drools; to desire something intensely.
- Ngửi mùi bánh mì mới ra lò, nó thèm chảy nước dãi. (Smelling the freshly baked bread, he craved it so much he drooled.)