lùa

Thân thiện

Người nông dân lùa đàn vịt ra đồng.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To drive or herd (animals): To make a group of animals move in a particular direction, typically by following or guiding them from behind.
   • To blow or draft (wind/air): For wind or air to enter or pass through an opening or narrow space.
   • To shovel or gulp (food): To eat food, especially rice, quickly by pushing it into the mouth, often with a liquid.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Người chăn cừu lùa đàn cừu về chuồng. (The shepherd herds the sheep back to the pen.)
  • Gió lùa qua khe hở trên tường. (The wind drafts through the gap in the wall.)
  • Cậu bé lùa vội bát cơm rồi chạy đi học. (The boy quickly shoveled down his bowl of rice and ran to school.)

Advanced Usage

• "lùa gà": Literally "to drive chickens"; can be used figuratively to describe manipulating or deceiving a group of people, leading them easily.
  • Tên lừa đảo khéo lùa gà những nhà đầu tư thiếu kinh nghiệm. (The scammer skillfully herded the inexperienced investors.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lùa lợn (v): To drive pigs.

  • Bác nông dân đang lùa lợn ra khỏi chuồng. (The farmer is driving the pigs out of the sty.)

• Gió lùa (n): A draft of wind.

  • Đóng cửa lại, kẻo gió lùa đấy. (Close the door, or there will be a draft.)

Synonyms

• Herd: To drive a group of animals.
• Drive: To force to move in a direction.
• Gulp: To swallow food or drink quickly.

Related Idioms

• Lùa như lùa vịt: To drive/herd as easily as herding ducks; meaning to manipulate or lead people very easily, often because they are naive or disorganized.
  • Đám đông hỗn loạn, cảnh sát lùa họ như lùa vịt. (The crowd was chaotic; the police herded them as easily as herding ducks.)

Học thuật

verb

1. to blow in
   • gió lùa vào cửa sổ
     the wind blows in at the window. to drive
   • lùa súc vật lại
     to round up the cattle