Definition

1. Verb:
   • To rinse, to wash out (a substance): "gụt" means to cleanse something by washing it with water, typically to remove soap, dirt, or other substances. This is a dialectal variant.
   • To cleanse, to purify (figuratively): In a more figurative sense, it can mean to purify or cleanse something abstract, like a feeling or a situation.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cô ấy gụt sạch bọt xà phòng trên chén đĩa. (She rinsed the soap suds off the dishes.)
  • Anh ấy muốn gụt đi cảm giác tội lỗi. (He wanted to wash away the feeling of guilt.)

Advanced Usage

• "gụt sạch": to rinse clean.

  • Hãy gụt sạch rau trước khi nấu. (Rinse the vegetables clean before cooking.)

• "gụt đi": to wash away (often used figuratively).

  • Thời gian có thể gụt đi những ký ức buồn. (Time can wash away sad memories.)

Variants and Related Words

• Gột (Standard Vietnamese): The standard form of the verb meaning "to rinse" or "to wash out."

  • Gột sạch vết bẩn. (Wash out the stain.)

• Rửa: to wash (a more general term).

• Giặt: to launder, to wash clothes.

Synonyms

• Rửa sạch: to wash clean.
• Xả nước: to flush with water.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Gụt qua: to give a quick rinse.
  • Chỉ cần gụt qua nồi là được. (Just give the pot a quick rinse.)

Related Idioms

• Gụt nợ, gụt oan: to cleanse a debt or an injustice (a figurative, literary use implying rectification or purification).
  • Làm việc thiện để gụt oan. (Do good deeds to cleanse injustices.)