giào
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Definition
- Verb:
- To brim over, to overflow, to spill over: "giào" describes the action of a liquid, typically a boiling or agitated one, rising and flowing over the edge of its container. It is a phonetic variant of the more common word "trào".
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Nước sôi giào làm tắt lửa. (The boiling water brimmed over and put out the fire.)
- Nước sôi giào ra ngoài. (The boiling water spilled over.)
Advanced Usage
- "giào ra": to spill out, to overflow out.
- Canh nóng quá, sắp giào ra mép nồi. (The soup is too hot; it's about to brim over the edge of the pot.)
Variants and Related Words
- Trào (động từ): The standard and more frequently used verb meaning "to brim over, to overflow, to surge".
- Nước mắt trào ra. (Tears welled up.)
Synonyms
- Tràn: to flood, to overflow (can be used for larger volumes).
- Ứa ra: to well up, to ooze out (often for tears or small amounts).
- Sôi trào: to boil over (specifically for boiling liquids).
Notes on Usage
- The word "giào" is considered rare and is primarily a regional or phonetic variant of "trào". In modern standard Vietnamese, "trào" is the preferred and widely understood term.
- It is almost exclusively used in the context of liquids, especially boiling water or soup, overflowing from a container due to heat or agitation.
- (như trào) Brim over
- Nước sôi giào làm tắt lửaThe boiling water which brims over has put out the fire