gội
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Definition
- Verb:
- To wash (specifically the hair or head): The primary meaning of "gội" is to cleanse the hair and scalp with water and often a cleaning agent like shampoo.
- To bathe or cleanse (in a poetic/literary sense): It can be used metaphorically to describe being immersed in or cleansed by a natural element like rain or wind.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cô ấy gội đầu mỗi ngày. (She washes her hair every day.)
- Tôi thích gội bằng nước ấm. (I like to wash my hair with warm water.)
- Gội gió dầm mưa. (To be exposed to wind and rain / To live a hard life.)
Advanced Usage
- "gội rửa": to wash clean, to cleanse (often used figuratively for spiritual or emotional cleansing).
- Cơn mưa như gội rửa cả thành phố. (The rain seemed to wash the whole city clean.)
Variants and Related Words
- Gội đầu (v): to shampoo, to wash one's hair. This is the most common compound phrase.
- Mẹ tôi đang gội đầu. (My mother is shampooing her hair.)
Synonyms
- To shampoo: to wash the hair with a specific cleaning product.
- To cleanse: to make thoroughly clean (more general or poetic).
Related Idioms
- Gội gió dầm mưa: Literally "to be washed by the wind and soaked by the rain." It idiomatically describes a life of hardship, toiling outdoors exposed to the elements.
- Cuộc đời của người nông dân ngày xưa là gội gió dầm mưa. (The life of a farmer in the old days was one of great hardship and exposure.)
verb
- to wash
- gội đầuto shampoo one's hair