Definition

1. Verb:
   • To pour (a liquid) over something or someone; to drench: The action of causing a liquid to flow in a stream or shower, typically from a height onto an object or person.
   • To dash; to hurl down forcefully: The action of throwing or causing something (like water or bombs) to fall with great force from above.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cô ấy giội một gáo nước lạnh lên đầu để tỉnh táo. (She poured a ladle of cold water over her head to wake up.)
  • Trời mưa giội xuống mái tôn ồn ào. (The rain came pouring down noisily on the tin roof.)
  • Máy bay địch đã giội bom xuống thành phố. (Enemy aircraft rained bombs down on the city.)

Advanced Usage

• "giội gáo nước lạnh" (to pour a ladle of cold water): Often used figuratively to mean to dampen enthusiasm or to bring someone back to reality with a harsh truth.

  • Lời phê bình của anh ấy như giội một gáo nước lạnh vào kế hoạch của chúng tôi. (His criticism was like dashing a bucket of cold water on our plans.)

• "giội bom" (to rain bombs): A military term for aerial bombardment.

  • Khu vực đó đã bị giội bom suốt đêm. (That area was subjected to a rain of bombs all night.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tạt (verb): To splash or dash (a smaller, quicker amount of liquid, often sideways).

  • Xe tạt nước làm ướt người đi đường. (The car splashed water, wetting pedestrians.)

• Dội (verb): Very similar to "giội," often used interchangeably, especially for rain or sounds. Can emphasize a rebounding or echoing force.

  • Tiếng sét dội xuống mặt hồ. (The thunderclap echoed over the lake surface.)
  • Mưa dội xuống mái hiên. (The rain pelted down on the porch roof.)

Synonyms

• Đổ (verb): To pour out, to tip. (More general; "giội" implies a forceful pour from above.)
• Trút (verb): To dump, to empty out. (Often used for rain or emotions, similar to "giội.")
• Xối (verb): To pour in a strong, direct stream (e.g., from a hose or shower).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Giội xuống: To pour/dash down.
  • Nước từ trên nóc nhà giội xuống sau cơn bão. (Water from the roof came pouring down after the storm.)

Related Idioms

• Giội nước lạnh vào mặt: Literally "to pour cold water in someone's face." Figuratively means to harshly criticize or reject someone's idea, shocking them.
  • Đừng giội nước lạnh vào mặt anh ấy khi anh ấy đang hào hứng. (Don't dash cold water on his face when he's excited.)

verb

1. to pour; to dash