nẻ
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Definition
Adjective:
- Cracked; Chapped: Describes a surface, especially skin or soil, that has developed small splits or fissures due to dryness or lack of moisture.
- Choppy: Describes water, particularly the sea, that is covered with many small, rough waves.
Verb:
- To crack; to split; to chap: The process of developing small fissures or splits on a surface, such as skin or earth, typically from dryness.
- (Colloquial) To strike; to whack: To hit someone sharply, usually with a thin, long object like a stick or ruler.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- Mùa đông, da tay tôi rất nẻ. (In winter, the skin on my hands is very chapped.)
- Mặt đất nẻ nẻ vì hạn hán. (The ground is cracked because of the drought.)
- Biển hôm nay hơi nẻ. (The sea is a bit choppy today.)
Verb:
- Trời nắng gắt khiến đất nẻ. (The harsh sun causes the earth to crack.)
- Nó bị thầy giáo nẻ vào tay. (He got struck on the hand by the teacher.)
Advanced Usage
- "nẻ toác": to crack wide open; to be severely cracked.
- Con đường đất nẻ toác sau đợt nắng nóng. (The dirt road cracked wide open after the heatwave.)
Variants and Related Words
- Nứt nẻ (adj/verb): synonym for cracked/to crack, often implying a more severe or network-like pattern of cracks.
- Bức tường nứt nẻ. (The wall is cracked.)
Synonyms
- Cracked/Chapped: fissured, split, parched (for skin/earth).
- Choppy: rough, rippled.
- To strike: to hit, to whack, to smack.
Related Idioms
- Nẻ mặt: (Literally: cracked face) To feel deeply ashamed or lose face.
- Làm sai mà bị phát hiện, nẻ mặt lắm. (Being caught making a mistake makes one lose face a lot.)
verb
- to crack; to split