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The Vietnamese word "nhả" has several meanings and can be used in different contexts. Here’s a breakdown to help you understand it better:

Basic Meaning

1. To spit out or discharge: This is the primary meaning of "nhả." It refers to the action of expelling something, whether it’s from your mouth or from an object.

Usage Instructions

• With objects or substances: You can use "nhả" when talking about things that are expelled, like smoke or bones.
• In conversations: It can also be used metaphorically to describe how someone speaks or behaves.

Examples

1. Spitting out bones:

   • Sentence: "Khi ăn cá, tôi thường nhả xương."
   • Translation: "When eating fish, I often spit out bones."

2. Discharging smoke:

   • Sentence: "Ông lò sưởi nhả khói."
   • Translation: "The chimney discharges smoke."

3. Coughing out money:

   • Sentence: "Cô ấy nhả tiền ra cho quỹ từ thiện."
   • Translation: "She coughed out money for the charity."

4. Speaking too familiarly:

   • Sentence: "Nói nhả như vậy không phù hợp."
   • Translation: "Speaking too familiarly like that is not appropriate."

Advanced Usage

• To describe a process: "Nhả" can be used to describe something that is gradually released or removed from a position. For example, in technical contexts, you might say "nhả phanh" which means "release the brake."

Word Variants

• There are no direct variants of "nhả," but it can be combined with other words to create phrases, like "nhả khói" (to emit smoke) or "nhả xương" (to spit out bones).

Different Meanings

• Release: In a broader sense, "nhả" can mean to let go of something or to release something from a grip or hold.
• Come unstuck: It can also imply something that is no longer stuck or attached.

Synonyms

• Thải: This word also means to discharge or release, often used in more formal contexts.
• Giải phóng: This means to liberate or free something, and can be used in contexts similar to "nhả" when discussing releasing something.

Academic

1. Spit out
   • Ăn cá nhả xương
     To Spit out bones while eating fish
2. Discharges, cough out
   • Ông lò sưởi nhả khói
     The chimney discharges smoke
   • Nhả tiền ra
     To cough out money
3. Come unstuck, do not stick any longer
4. Too familiar
   • Nói nhả
     To speak in too familiar way