Definition

1. Verb:

   • To dance: To move one's body and limbs rhythmically, usually to music, as a form of expression, art, or celebration.
   • To brandish; to wield: To wave or swing a tool or weapon (like a sword or axe) about, often in a skilled or demonstrative manner.

2. Verb (colloquial):

   • To fumble; to mess about: To do something in a clumsy, unskilled, or ineffective way.

Usage Examples

• Verb (to dance):

  • Cô ấy múa rất đẹp. (She dances very beautifully.)
  • Họ múa quanh đống lửa. (They danced around the bonfire.)

• Verb (to brandish):

  • Võ sĩ múa kiếm điêu luyện. (The martial artist brandished his sword skillfully.)

• Verb (to fumble):

  • Nó múa mãi mà không sửa được cái xe. (He fumbled about for a long time but couldn't fix the bike.)

Advanced Usage

• "múa rối": puppetry; to perform with puppets.

  • Đoàn nghệ thuật biểu diễn múa rối nước. (The troupe performed water puppetry.)

• "múa lân": lion dance (a traditional performance).

  • Tết nào cũng có đoàn múa lân. (Every Lunar New Year, there is a lion dance troupe.)

Variants and Related Words

• Khiêu vũ (v): to dance (often refers specifically to social or partner dancing like waltz, tango).

  • Họ thích khiêu vũ vào cuối tuần. (They like to go ballroom dancing on weekends.)

• Nhảy (v): to jump; to dance (a more general, often modern or casual term for dance).

  • Giới trẻ thích nhảy theo nhạc hip-hop. (Young people like to dance to hip-hop music.)

Synonyms

• Dance: to move rhythmically to music.
• Brandish: to wave or flourish something, especially a weapon.
• Fumble: to handle something clumsily.

Related Idioms

• Múa rìu qua mắt thợ: Literally "to brandish an axe before a carpenter's eyes." It means to show off a mediocre skill in front of an expert; to teach one's grandmother to suck eggs.

  • Giảng lý thuyết đó cho chuyên gia là múa rìu qua mắt thợ. (Explaining that theory to the expert is like teaching your grandmother to suck eggs.)

• Múa vụng chê đất lệch: Literally "to dance clumsily and blame the uneven ground." It means a bad workman blames his tools.

  • Đừng có múa vụng chê đất lệch, hãy tự nhìn lại kỹ năng của mình. (Don't be a bad workman blaming his tools; look at your own skills.)

1. to dance; to brandish (a weapon)