dính máu

dính máu

Chiếc khăn tay trắng bị dính máu sau khi anh ấy bị đứt tay.

Definitions

  1. Adjective:

    • Bloodstained, bloodied: Describes something that has blood on its surface or is contaminated with blood.
    • Involving bloodshed, bloody: Can describe an event, situation, or action characterized by violence and bloodshed.

  2. Verb Phrase (to be/become 'dính máu'):

    • To be/get blood on something: The state or action of blood adhering to an object, surface, or person.
Usage Examples

  • Adjective:

    • Chiếc áo của nạn nhân bị dính máu. (The victim's shirt was bloodstained.)
    • Đó là một vụ án mạng dính máu. (That was a bloody murder case.)

  • Verb Phrase:

    • Anh ấy dính máu vào tay khi sơ cứu. (He got blood on his hands while giving first aid.)
    • Cẩn thận kẻo dính máu vào quần áo. (Be careful not to get blood on your clothes.)
Advanced Usage

  • 'dính đầy máu': covered in blood, drenched in blood.

    • Sau trận đánh, thanh kiếm dính đầy máu. (After the battle, the sword was drenched in blood.)

  • Used metaphorically to imply deep involvement in a violent, immoral, or dangerous affair.

    • Hắn ta đã dính máu trong vụ buôn lậu. (He is bloodied/implicated in the smuggling ring.)
Variants and Related Words

  • Máu me (n): Blood (often used in a more graphic or violent context).

    • Phim đó có quá nhiều cảnh máu me. (That movie has too many bloody/gory scenes.)

  • Vấy máu (v): To stain/smear with blood (similar meaning, can be more active).

    • Tên sát nhân vấy máu khắp hiện trường. (The killer smeared blood all over the crime scene.)
Synonyms
  • Nhuốm máu (v/adj): To be tinged/stained with blood; bloody (more literary).
  • Lem luốc máu (adj): Smeared/stained with blood (emphasizes the messy state).
Related Phrases
  • Dính dáng đến máu: To be involved/connected to bloodshed.
    • Hắn không muốn dính dáng đến máu nữa. (He doesn't want to be involved in bloodshed anymore.)
Related Idioms
  • Dính máu ăn phần: Literally "to get blood on oneself and claim a share". Figuratively means to force one's involvement in a matter to claim benefits or to be implicated in a crime.
    • Hắn chẳng làm gì nhưng cũng nhảy vào dính máu ăn phần. (He didn't do anything but still jumped in to force his involvement and claim a share.)