lòi
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Definition
- Verb:
- To protrude; to stick out: To extend beyond or project from a surrounding surface or covering, often in an unintended or noticeable way.
- To be exposed; to be revealed: To become visible or known, especially something that was hidden, concealed, or secret (often something negative or embarrassing).
- (Slang) To be completely deaf: Used to describe someone as being profoundly hard of hearing.
Usage Examples
- Verb (to protrude):
- Đôi giày rách lòi cả ngón chân. (The torn shoes let his toes stick out.)
- Xương bị gãy lòi ra ngoài. (The broken bone is protruding.)
- Verb (to be exposed):
- Lời khai của hắn lòi ra nhiều mâu thuẫn. (His testimony exposed many contradictions.)
- Càng tranh cãi, anh ta càng lòi cái dốt của mình ra. (The more he argued, the more he revealed his ignorance.)
- Verb (to be deaf):
- Mày lòi hay sao mà không nghe thấy? (Are you deaf or something, that you can't hear?)
Advanced Usage
- The verb is often used with the particle "ra" (lòi ra) to emphasize the action of coming out or being revealed.
- Sự thật cuối cùng cũng lòi ra. (The truth finally came out.)
- It can be used in a figurative sense for abstract concepts like secrets, intentions, or flaws becoming apparent.
Variants and Related Words
- Lòi dom (n): Hemorrhoids (literally, "protruding rectum").
- Lòi tói (adj, vulgar): Used to intensify a state, similar to "completely" or "utterly" (e.g., - utterly bored, - stone deaf).
Synonyms
- Protrude: to stick out.
- Expose: to make something visible.
- Reveal: to disclose or make known.
- Deaf: unable to hear.
Related Idioms
- Lòi ruột lòi gan: (Literally: guts and liver protruding). An idiom expressing extreme anger or distress.
- Nghe tin đó, tôi tức lòi ruột lòi gan. (Hearing that news made me furious.)
- Lòi đuôi: (Literally: tail sticking out). To give oneself away; to reveal one's true nature or guilt through a mistake.
- Tên trộm lòi đuôi khi tiêu tiền ăn cắp. (The thief gave himself away when he spent the stolen money.)