giọt
Definition
Noun:
- A drop: A very small, round amount of liquid that falls or is produced.
- A droplet: A tiny particle of a liquid.
Verb (colloquial/technical):
- To forge, to hammer: To shape metal by heating and hammering it.
- To beat, to thrash (slang): To hit someone repeatedly.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Một giọt nước rơi từ lá cây. (A drop of water fell from the leaf.)
- Cô ấy rơi một giọt nước mắt. (She shed a tear [literally: a teardrop].)
- Chỉ cần thêm một giọt sữa thôi. (Just add a drop of milk.)
Verb:
- Người thợ rèn đang giọt một thanh sắt. (The blacksmith is forging an iron bar.)
- Nó bị giọt một trận vì tội nói dối. (He got a beating for lying.)
Advanced Usage
- "giọt giọt" (onomatopoeic/adverb): Describes the sound or action of dripping slowly and continuously.
- Nước máy chảy giọt giọt. (The tap water is dripping drop by drop.)
- "từng giọt": Drop by drop; used to emphasize slowness, scarcity, or careful measurement.
- Uống thuốc từng giọt. (Take the medicine drop by drop.)
Variants and Related Words
- Giọt nước: A drop of water.
- Giọt lệ (literary): A teardrop.
- Giọt sương: A dewdrop.
- Giọt mưa: A raindrop.
- Nhỏ giọt (verb phrase): To drip, to instill (e.g., intravenous drip).
- Rơi giọt (verb phrase): To fall in drops.
Synonyms
- Noun: Hạt (grain, bead - for small spherical objects), Giọt nước.
- Verb (forging): Rèn, gò.
- Verb (beating): Đánh, nện.
Related Phrases (Verb Combinations)
- Giọt bạc: To forge silver.
- Giọt đồng: To forge copper.
- Giọt cho một trận: To give someone a thrashing.
Related Idioms
- "Giọt nước tràn ly": The last straw; the final small problem that causes a failure or outburst after a series of troubles. (Literally: "The drop that makes the cup overflow.")
- Lời nói đó là giọt nước tràn ly. (That remark was the last straw.)
- "Mồ hôi đổ từng giọt": To work extremely hard, sweating profusely. (Literally: "Sweat pours drop by drop.")
- Anh ấy làm việc mồ hôi đổ từng giọt. (He works until sweat pours drop by drop.)
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