dời gót
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Definition
- Verb (cũ, kiểu cách):
- To leave a place; to depart. This is a literary or somewhat old-fashioned term that describes the act of moving one's feet away from a location, implying a departure. It is synonymous with "dời chân".
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Sau buổi tiệc, khách khứa lần lượt dời gót. (After the party, the guests departed one by one.)
- Nàng dời gót ra về trong đêm khuya thanh vắng. (She departed for home in the quiet, late night.)
- Không muốn làm phiền thêm, tôi lặng lẽ dời gót. (Not wanting to disturb further, I quietly took my leave.)
Advanced Usage
- This word carries a poetic, formal, or slightly archaic nuance. It is often used in literary contexts, historical narratives, or to convey a sense of graceful or deliberate departure. It is less common in everyday spoken Vietnamese.
Variants and Related Words
- Dời chân (verb): To leave, to depart. This is the more direct and commonly understood synonym for "dời gót".
- Rời đi (verb): To leave, to go away. A standard, modern term for departure.
- Ra đi (verb): To leave, to set out (often with a sense of embarking on a journey).
Synonyms
- Rời khỏi: To leave (a place).
- Đi khỏi: To go away from.
- Lên đường: To set off, to hit the road (implies starting a journey).
Related Idioms
- Dời gót lên đường: To depart on a journey. This phrase combines the poetic "dời gót" with the more common "lên đường".
- Sau khi từ biệt, chàng trai trẻ dời gót lên đường tìm kiếm vận mệnh. (After saying farewell, the young man departed to seek his destiny.)
- (cũ, kiểu cách) như dời chân