Definition

1. Adjective/Adverbial Phrase:
   • Overflowing profusely; copiously streaming: Describes a liquid, typically tears or sweat, flowing out in a very abundant, unrestrained, and often visible manner, to the point of being drenched or bathed in it.
   • Drenched; bathed in: Describes a state where someone or something is covered or saturated with a liquid, emphasizing the excess and abundance of the flow.

Usage Examples

• Adjective/Adverbial Phrase:
  • Nước mắt cô ấy giàn giụa. (Her tears overflowed profusely.)
  • Trán anh ấy mồ hôi giàn giụa vì nóng. (His forehead was bathed in sweat because of the heat.)
  • Sau trận mưa, những cánh hoa ướt giàn giụa. (After the rain, the flower petals were drenched and dripping.)

Advanced Usage

• Used primarily with bodily fluids (tears, sweat, blood) or natural liquids (rainwater) to convey a strong visual image of excessive flow. It often carries an emotional connotation of overwhelming feeling (sadness, pain, exertion) when describing a person.

Variants and Related Words

• Ướt giàn giụa (adj phrase): Soaking wet; drenched.
  • Áo anh ấy ướt giàn giụa mồ hôi. (His shirt was soaking wet with sweat.)

Synonyms

• Streaming copiously: Flowing in a large, continuous amount.
• Drenched: Thoroughly wet.
• Bathed in: Covered liberally with a liquid.
• Pouring forth: Coming out in a heavy stream.

Related Idioms

• While "giàn giụa" itself is descriptive, it is commonly used in fixed descriptive phrases:
  • Nước mắt giàn giụa: To be awash in tears; to cry one's eyes out.

    • Nghe tin buồn, bà cụ khóc nước mắt giàn giụa. (Hearing the sad news, the old lady cried her eyes out.)

1. Overflow profusely
   • Nước mắt giàn giụa
     her tears overflowed profusely; she was bathed in tears; her eyes were profusely overflowing with tears