gột sạch
Definition
- Verb:
- To wash away completely, to cleanse thoroughly, to purge: The action of removing dirt, stains, or impurities completely from a surface or, metaphorically, from a person or situation.
- To absolve, to purify: To free someone from guilt, blame, or a negative condition.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cô ấy gột sạch vết bẩn trên áo. (She cleansed the stain on the shirt.)
- Mưa lớn đã gột sạch bụi bặm trên đường phố. (The heavy rain washed away the dust from the streets.)
- Anh ấy muốn gột sạch mọi tội lỗi trong quá khứ. (He wants to purge all the sins of the past.)
Advanced Usage
- "gột sạch nỗi oan": to clear someone's name, to redress a wrong.
- Bằng chứng mới đã giúp gột sạch nỗi oan cho anh ta. (The new evidence helped clear his name.)
- "gột sạch mọi nghi ngờ": to remove all doubts.
- Hành động của cô ấy gột sạch mọi nghi ngờ về lòng trung thành. (Her actions removed all doubts about her loyalty.)
Variants and Related Words
- Gột (verb): to wash, to rinse (often implies a lighter or initial washing action).
- Gột qua nước sạch. (Rinse with clean water.)
- Sạch (adjective): clean, pure.
- Tẩy sạch (verb): to erase, to remove completely (often used for stains or marks).
- Rửa sạch (verb): to wash clean (a more general term for washing).
Synonyms
- Làm sạch: to clean.
- Tẩy rửa: to cleanse, to purify (often with a moral or spiritual connotation).
- Thanh tẩy: to purify (formal, often used in religious or ceremonial contexts).
Related Phrases
- Gột rửa (verb): to cleanse, to purify (similar to "gột sạch," often used in a moral or figurative sense).
- Gột rửa tâm hồn. (To purify the soul.)
Related Idioms
- Gột nợ trần gian: to be absolved of worldly debts (a poetic or literary expression).
- Cầu mong linh hồn được gột nợ trần gian. (May the soul be absolved of worldly debts.)