Definitions

1. Noun:

   • Black pudding; blood sausage: A type of sausage traditionally made by stuffing a casing (often pig intestine) with a mixture of blood, fat, and seasonings. It is a common food in Vietnamese cuisine.
   • Sausage (in a general sense): Can refer to various types of sausages, though the primary association is with blood-based varieties.

2. Verb:

   • To toss/throw up repeatedly; to bounce; to juggle: The action of repeatedly throwing an object (like a ball) into the air and catching it, or causing it to bounce. It implies a continuous, rhythmic motion.
   • To surge; to roll (for waves): Describes the repetitive, forceful motion of waves.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Mẹ tôi mua dồi về để nướng. (My mother bought black pudding to grill.)
  • Dồi là một món nhậu phổ biến. (Blood sausage is a popular drinking snack.)

• Verb:

  • Đứa trẻ dồi quả bóng trên sân. (The child is bouncing/juggling the ball in the yard.)
  • Sóng dồi vào bờ đá. (The waves are surging/rolling against the rocky shore.)

Advanced Usage

• "Dồi dào": This is a separate, common adjective meaning "abundant," "plentiful," or "rich." It is not a direct usage of the verb "dồi" but a fixed compound.
  • Đất nước có tài nguyên dồi dào. (The country has abundant resources.)

Variants and Related Words

• Trau dồi (verb): To cultivate, to improve, to polish (e.g., knowledge, skills). This is a fixed compound verb.

  • Anh ấy luôn trau dồi kiến thức chuyên môn. (He constantly improves his professional knowledge.)

• Giồi (variant spelling): An alternate, less common spelling for the verb meaning "to toss/juggle" or for the noun in some contexts.

Synonyms

• Noun (for food): (a different type of sausage, usually not blood-based).
• Verb (for bouncing): (to bounce, to throw up).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Dồi lên dồi xuống: To toss up and down repeatedly; to juggle.
  • Nó ngồi dồi quả cam lên dồi xuống. (He sat tossing the orange up and down.)

Related Idioms

• Mặt dồi da máu (idiom): A figurative expression describing someone with a very rosy, reddish, and healthy-looking complexion. It evokes the color and richness of "dồi" (blood sausage).
  • Sau kỳ nghỉ, cô ấy trở về với mặt dồi da máu. (After the holiday, she returned with a rosy, glowing complexion.)

noun

1. black pudding; sausage

verb

1. to throw up
   • đồi quả bóng
     To throw up a ball