Definition

1. Verb:

   • To target, to aim at: To focus an action on a specific spot or person.
   • To whine, to snivel (of a child): To cry or complain in a prolonged, fretful, or annoying manner.
   • To push food out of the mouth (of a baby): For an infant to reject food by pushing it out with the tongue.
   • To take advantage of, to make use of (an opportunity): To act by seizing a favorable moment.

2. Adjective (often following a verb of state):

   • Soakingly, thoroughly (wet): Describes a state of being completely drenched or soaked.

Usage Examples

• Verb (to target):
  • Nó nhè đầu tôi mà đánh. (He aimed for my head to hit.)
• Verb (to whine):
  • Đứa trẻ nhè cả buổi chiều vì đòi mua đồ chơi. (The child whined the whole afternoon because it wanted a toy.)
• Verb (to push food out):
  • Em bé mới ăn dặm hay nhè thức ăn ra. (The baby who just started weaning often pushes food out of its mouth.)
• Verb (to take advantage):
  • Chúng ta nên nhè lúc đối phương mất cảnh giác mà tấn công. (We should take advantage of when the opponent is off guard to attack.)
• Adjective (soakingly wet):
  • Cơn mưa rào làm tôi ướt nhè. (The downpour left me soaking wet.)

Advanced Usage

• "Khóc nhè": To cry in a whining, fussy manner (typically of a child).
  • Đừng có khóc nhè nữa! (Stop whining/crying!)
• "Nhè nhè" (reduplicative form, implying continuity): To whine continuously or persistently.
  • Suốt buổi họp, anh ta cứ nhè nhè phàn nàn về điều hòa. (Throughout the meeting, he kept whining non-stop about the air conditioner.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nhè nhẹ (adj, reduplicative): A variant sometimes used similarly to "nhè nhè" to describe a continuous, mild whining or complaining tone.

Synonyms

• Nhắm vào (verb): To aim at (for the targeting meaning).
• Lè nhè (verb): To whine, to grumble (similar to the whining meaning, often with a connotation of being tipsy).
• Ướt sũng (adj): Soaked, drenched (similar to "ướt nhè").

Related Phrases (Collocations)

• Nhè đầu mà đánh: To aim for the head to strike (an idiom emphasizing targeting a vital spot).
• Nhè lúc/để mà...: To seize the moment to... (a structure for taking advantage of an opportunity).
• Ướt nhè: Soaking wet (a common adjective phrase).

1. Alim (only at a given target)
   • Nhè đầu mà đánh
     To strike blows at someone's very head
2. Make use of, take advantage of
   • Nhè lúc thuận lợi mà hàng động
     To make use of a favourable opportunity to act
3. Snived
   • Nhè cả ngày
     To snivel the whole day
   • Say nhè
     To snivel drawlingly after having a cup too much
   • nhè nhè (láy, ý liên tục).
     Push (food) out of one's mouth (of baby)
4. Soakingly
   • Bị mưa rào quần áo ướt nhè
     To have one's clothes soakingly wet after having been caught in a shower