Definition

1. Noun:

   • A blister: A small, raised area on the skin filled with fluid, typically caused by friction, burning, or other injury.

2. Verb:

   • To blister: To form or cause to form blisters. This can refer to skin blistering or to a surface (like paint) bubbling and lifting.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Làm lao động giộp cả hai bàn tay. (Manual labor caused blisters on both hands.)
• Verb:
  • Nắng làm giộp sơn ở cửa sổ. (The sun has blistered the paint on the window.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "giộp" is often used interchangeably with the more common standard Vietnamese word "rộp". It may be considered a dialectal variant.

Variants and Related Words

• Rộp (n, v): The standard term for blister/to blister.
  • Chân tôi nổi rộp vì đi giày mới. (My foot has blisters from new shoes.)

Synonyms

• Blister (n): A small bubble on the skin filled with serum.
• Bleb (n): A small blister.
• Vesicle (n): A technical term for a small blister.

Notes on Usage

• "Giộp" is primarily used in specific regional dialects of Vietnamese. In formal writing or nationwide communication, "rộp" is the preferred and more widely understood term.
• It can describe both the physical condition of skin and the similar effect on materials like paint or varnish.

1. Blister
   • Làm lao dộng giộp cả hai bàn tay
     To get blisters on one's two hands after doing manal work
   • Nắng làm giộp sơn ở cửa sổ
     The sun has blistered the paint on the windows