giặt giạ
Definition
Verb: - To wash (clothes/laundry): The word "giặt giạ" refers to the general activity of washing laundry, encompassing the cleaning of clothes and other textiles. It is a broad term for the washing process.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Chị ấy đang giặt giạ ngoài giếng. (She is washing laundry at the well.)
- Cuối tuần là lúc mọi người giặt giạ nhiều nhất. (The weekend is when people do the most washing.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "giặt giạ" is often used in a general, collective sense. It can imply the totality of laundry chores rather than a single act.
Variants and Related Words
- Giặt (v): to wash (clothes). This is the more common, standard verb.
- Tôi phải giặt quần áo. (I have to wash the clothes.)
- Giặt là (v): to wash and iron.
- Dịch vụ giặt là rất tiện lợi. (Laundry service is very convenient.)
Synonyms
- To launder: to wash and iron clothes.
- To do the laundry: the general task of washing clothes.
Related Idioms
- Đầu tắt mặt tối với công việc giặt giạ: to be overwhelmingly busy with laundry work (lit. head off, face dark with washing work). This idiom describes being extremely busy with household chores.
- Những ngày mưa dài, chị ấy đầu tắt mặt tối với công việc giặt giạ. (During the long rainy days, she was overwhelmingly busy with laundry work.)
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