nhủi

Thân thiện

Con cua nhủi vào lỗ cát trên bãi biển.

Definition

1. Intransitive Verb:
   • To creep, to burrow, to go into a hole or burrow: Refers to the action of an animal, especially a crab, moving into its hole or burrow by creeping or burrowing.
   • To grub, to root (with the snout): Refers to the action of an animal, like a pig, using its snout to dig or root in the ground.

Usage Examples

• Intransitive Verb:
  • Con cua nhủi vào hang mất rồi. (The crab has burrowed/crept into its hole.)
  • Con lợn đang nhủi đất tìm thức ăn. (The pig is rooting/grubbing in the soil looking for food.)

Advanced Usage

• This verb is specific and descriptive, often used for animals with particular movements (crabs, pigs). It is not commonly used for general human movement.
• It can imply a quick, furtive, or determined movement into a confined space or into the ground.

Variants and Related Words

• Chui: A more general verb meaning to go into, to enter, or to crawl into a narrow space. ( - to crawl into a hole)
• Bò: To crawl (like a baby or a snake).
• Ủi: To plow or to iron (clothes). Note: This is a different word, though it may sound similar.

Synonyms

• Chui (vào): To go into, to enter (a hole).
• Trườn: To slither, to creep (along a surface).
• Đào (bằng mõm): To dig (with a snout).

Related Phrases (if applicable)

• Nhủi hang: To burrow into a hole.
• Nhủi đất: To root in the ground.

Related Idioms

• No common idioms specifically use the word "nhủi." The action is typically described literally.

Học thuật

1. Rake net
2. Fish with a rake-net
3. Grout; remove with its snout (of a pig)
4. Creep
   • Con cua nhủi vào hang mất rồi
     The crab has crept into its hole