nhay nháy

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Definition

Tính từ (Adjective) / Động từ (Verb): * To flicker; to blink rapidly; to twinkle rapidly: Describes a light or something luminous that turns on and off repeatedly in quick succession, or an action that happens very quickly and repeatedly. It conveys a sense of rapid, intermittent flashing or movement.

Usage Examples
  • As an adjective/descriptive verb:
    • Ngôi sao nhay nháy trên bầu trời đêm. (The star is twinkling rapidly in the night sky.)
    • Đèn báo hiệu nhay nháy màu đỏ. (The warning light is blinking/flickering red.)
    • Ánh đèn nhay nháy trong cơn bão. (The light flickered during the storm.)
  • Describing rapid, repeated action:
    • Cô ấy nhay nháy mắt liên tục. (She kept blinking her eyes rapidly.)
Advanced Usage
  • "nhay nháy" as an adverb: Can be used to describe an action done in a flickering, rapid manner.
    • Chiếc đèn chớp nhay nháy. (The lamp flashes in a flickering manner.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Nháy (verb): To blink, to wink, to flash once. "Nhay nháy" is the reduplicative form (láy) of "nháy," intensifying the meaning to "rapid, repeated blinking/flashing."
  • Lấp lánh (verb): To sparkle, to glimmer (often more continuous and less rapid/mechanical than "nhay nháy").
  • Chớp (verb): To flash, to light up suddenly (like lightning).
Synonyms
  • Lập lòe (verb): To flicker, to glimmer intermittently (often with a sense of being unsteady or about to go out).
  • Chớp tắt (verb): To flash on and off.
Related Idioms/Phrases
  • Chớp đông nhay nháy, gà gáy thì mưa (tục ngữ): A folk weather proverb meaning "If lightning flickers in the east, rain comes when the crows." It uses "nhay nháy" to describe the frequent lightning flashes that predict rain.
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