giạng

Thân thiện

Hai đứa trẻ giạng tay ra để chơi trò máy bay.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To spread apart, to extend widely: "giạng" describes the action of opening or extending something (typically limbs) widely apart, often in a horizontal direction.
   • To straddle: It can also mean to stand or sit with the legs spread far apart.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy giạng chân ra quá rộng. (He spread his legs too wide.)
  • Đứa trẻ giạng tay đòi bế. (The child spread its arms wide, asking to be picked up.)
  • Không nên giạng chân khi ngồi trên xe buýt. (You shouldn't straddle your legs when sitting on the bus.)

Advanced Usage

• "giạng chân giạng cẳng": This is a common idiomatic reduplication that emphasizes the action of spreading one's legs and limbs awkwardly or carelessly.
  • Nó nằm giạng chân giạng cẳng giữa phòng. (He lay sprawled out in the middle of the room.)

Variants and Related Words

• Xoạc (verb): A near-synonym meaning to spread or split apart, often used interchangeably with "giạng" for legs. It can sound slightly more informal or blunt.
  • Nó xoạc chân ra. (He spread his legs apart.)

Synonyms

• Mở rộng: To open wide.
• Choãi ra: To stretch out (limbs).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

Note: As a single verb, "giạng" is typically used alone or with a direct object (like "chân", "tay"). Compound actions are formed with other verbs.

Related Idioms

• Giạng chân giạng cẳng: As mentioned in "Advanced Usage," this idiom vividly describes a sprawled, ungainly posture with limbs spread out.

Học thuật

1. Spread
   • Giạng chân giạng cẳng
     To spread one's legs wide