lập lòe
Definition
- Verb:
- To flicker: To shine with an unsteady, irregular light that flashes on and off quickly and repeatedly, often weakly or intermittently.
- To twinkle: To emit small, quick flashes of light, similar to a distant star or a tiny light source.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Đom đóm lập lòe trong bóng đêm. (Fireflies flicker in the darkness.)
- Ánh đèn nến lập lòe trên bàn. (The candlelight flickers on the table.)
- Những ngôi sao lập lòe trên bầu trời. (Stars twinkle in the sky.)
Advanced Usage
- "lập lòe" (figurative): Used metaphorically to describe something that appears intermittently or is barely perceptible.
- Hy vọng lập lòe trong tâm trí cô ấy. (Hope flickered in her mind.)
Variants and Related Words
- Lóe (v): to flash, to flare up briefly.
- Tia chớp lóe sáng. (The lightning flashed.)
Synonyms
- Flicker: to burn or shine unsteadily.
- Twinkle: to shine with a gleam that changes brightness.
- Glimmer: to shine faintly or intermittently.
Related Idioms
- Lập lòe như đom đóm: To flicker like a firefly; describing something very faint, intermittent, or unreliable.
- Tín hiệu wifi ở đây lập lòe như đom đóm. (The wifi signal here flickers like a firefly.)