hả hơi
Definition
- Verb:
- To lose its flavor/scent; to go stale/flat; to become less potent: Describes the process by which food, drink, or aromatic substances lose their original, desirable taste, aroma, or strength, often due to exposure to air or the passage of time.
- To lose its edge/intensity; to dissipate: Used figuratively to describe a feeling, emotion, or atmosphere (like excitement, anger, or tension) that diminishes or fades away.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Bánh mì để lâu ngoài không khí sẽ hả hơi và trở nên dai. (Bread left out in the air will go stale and become tough.)
- Trà ngon nếu pha xong không uống ngay sẽ hả hơi. (Good tea will lose its flavor if not drunk immediately after brewing.)
- Cơn giận của anh ấy đã hả hơi sau khi nghe giải thích. (His anger subsided / dissipated after hearing the explanation.)
- Không khí náo nhiệt trong phòng dần hả hơi khi đêm khuya. (The lively atmosphere in the room gradually faded as the night grew late.)
Advanced Usage
- "Để hả hơi": To let something rest/vent/lose its initial intensity.
- Sau khi nướng, bạn nên để bánh hả hơi một chút trước khi cắt. (After baking, you should let the cake rest/cool a bit before slicing it.)
- Anh ấy cần một lúc để hả hơi và bình tĩnh lại. (He needs a moment to cool off / let off steam and calm down.)
Variants and Related Words
- Hả (verb): To vent, to exhale, to release (e.g., pressure, steam, anger).
- Hả giận (to vent anger).
- Bay hơi (verb): To evaporate (a more scientific term for a liquid turning to vapor).
- Phai (verb): To fade (commonly used for color, but also for memories or feelings).
Synonyms
- Mất mùi / Mất hương: To lose its smell/scent.
- Nhạt đi: To become bland/tasteless; to fade.
- Nguội đi: To cool down (literally and figuratively for emotions).
- Dịu đi: To subside, to abate (often for pain, anger, storms).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Làm hả hơi: To cause something to go stale; to let something cool/vent.
- Mở nắp làm hả hơi nước ngọt. (Opening the cap lets the fizz out of the soda.)
Related Idioms
- "Giận quá hả hơi": To be so angry that one's anger eventually dissipates from exhaustion or time.
- Cứ kệ đi, một lúc nó giận quá hả hơi thì thôi. (Just leave it, eventually their anger will burn itself out and it'll be over.)
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Lose flavour, lose scent, lose perfume
