lội

Definition

Verb:
- To wade: To walk through water or another substance (like mud) that is not deep enough to swim in.
- To swim: (Older or less common usage) To move through water by moving one's body.
Adjective (colloquial):
- Muddy / Flooded: Describes a road or path that is covered in deep mud or standing water, making it difficult to pass.

Usage Examples

Verb (to wade):
- Bọn trẻ thích lội trong vũng nước sau mưa. (The children love to wade in the puddles after the rain.)
- Chúng tôi phải xắn quần lội qua con suối. (We had to roll up our pants to wade across the stream.)
Verb (to swim):
- Ông tôi kể ngày xưa ông ấy thường lội dưới sông. (My grandfather said he used to swim in the river in the old days.)
Adjective:
- Trời mưa cả tuần, đường vào làng rất lội. (It rained all week, the road into the village is very muddy/flooded.)

Advanced Usage

"lội ngược dòng": Literally "to wade/swim against the current." Figuratively means to go against the trend or prevailing opinion.
- Công ty đang cố gắng lội ngược dòng trong cuộc khủng hoảng kinh tế. (The company is trying to go against the current during the economic crisis.)

Variants and Related Words

Lội bộ (v): To travel on foot, often implying a difficult journey.
- Đường xa, ông ấy phải lội bộ cả ngày. (The road was long, he had to walk all day.)
Trèo đèo lội suối (idiomatic phrase): To climb mountains and ford streams; to undertake a difficult, adventurous journey.
- Các nhà thám hiểm trèo đèo lội suối để tìm ra thung lũng mới. (The explorers climbed mountains and forded streams to discover a new valley.)

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Related Idioms

Có phúc đẻ con biết lội, có tội đẻ con hay trèo: An old saying meaning "Blessed is the one who bears a child that can swim, cursed is the one who bears a child that climbs." It reflects traditional views on the inherent traits or fortunes of children.

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