Definition

1. 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.

1. (như trào) Brim over
   • Nước sôi giào làm tắt lửa
     The boiling water which brims over has put out the fire