lộn nhào
Definition
- Verb:
- To tumble / to somersault: To fall or roll forward or backward in a sudden, uncontrolled, and often circular motion, typically head over heels.
- To capsize / to overturn: To turn over completely, used for vehicles (like a car) or vessels (like a boat).
- To plunge headlong / to fall head over heels: To fall from a height in a forward, tumbling motion.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Đứa trẻ lộn nhào trên bãi cỏ. (The child tumbled on the grass.)
- Chiếc xe tải lộn nhào nhiều vòng sau va chạm. (The truck overturned multiple times after the collision.)
- Nó trượt chân và lộn nhào xuống cầu thang. (He slipped and tumbled headlong down the stairs.)
Advanced Usage
- "lộn nhào" in a figurative sense: Can describe a sudden, drastic decline or collapse.
- Thị trường chứng khoán lộn nhào. (The stock market tumbled/crashed.)
Variants and Related Words
- Nhào lộn (v/n): To perform acrobatics or somersaults; acrobatics.
- Những nghệ sĩ xiếc nhào lộn điêu luyện. (The circus artists performed skillful acrobatics.)
Synonyms
- Tumble: To fall suddenly and clumsily.
- Somersault: To roll the body in a complete circle, heels over head.
- Overturn: To turn over onto the side or top.
- Capsize: (For a boat) to turn over in the water.
Related Idioms
- Lộn nhào như chong chóng: To tumble repeatedly and rapidly, like a spinning top. Emphasizes the speed and multiple rotations of a fall.
- Cậu bé ngã lộn nhào như chong chóng. (The boy fell tumbling over and over like a spinning top.)