mấp máy
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Definition
- Verb:
- To move lightly and quickly: Describes a slight, rapid, and often repeated movement, typically of a small part of the body (like lips, fingers, or eyelids). It implies a movement that is barely perceptible or just beginning.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Đôi môi anh ấy mấp máy như đang thì thầm điều gì. (His lips moved lightly as if whispering something.)
- Chú chim non mấp máy cái mỏ, chờ mẹ mớm mồi. (The baby bird's beak twitched, waiting for its mother to feed it.)
- Chỉ thấy mí mắt cô ấy mấp máy, nhưng cô vẫn chưa tỉnh hẳn. (Only her eyelids fluttered, but she wasn't fully awake yet.)
Advanced Usage
- "mấp máy môi": to move one's lips (often silently).
- Ông cụ mấp máy môi đọc kinh. (The old man moved his lips in prayer.)
- "mấp máy chân tay": to make slight, initial movements with limbs.
- Đứa trẻ sơ sinh đã mấp máy chân tay. (The newborn baby began to move its arms and legs slightly.)
Variants and Related Words
- Mấp má (verb): A less common variant with the same meaning as "mấp máy".
- Mấp mô (adjective): Describes a bumpy, uneven surface (e.g., a road). This is a different word with a distinct meaning related to texture, not movement.
- Máy (verb): To twitch, to jerk (a stronger, more involuntary movement than "mấp máy").
Synonyms
- Cử động nhẹ: to move lightly.
- Nhích: to shift slightly (often for a single, small movement).
- Co giật nhẹ: to twitch slightly (more medical or involuntary).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
(Not commonly applicable for this descriptive verb. Its meaning is typically contained within the single word.)
Related Idioms
- Mấp máy bên mép: (Literally: to move lightly at the edge of the lips) Often used to describe someone on the verge of speaking or smiling but holding back.
- Nghe câu chuyện hài, nó chỉ mấp máy bên mép, cố nhịn cười. (Hearing the funny story, he just twitched at the corner of his mouth, trying not to laugh.)