nứt rạn
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Definition
Verb:
- To crack, to fissure, to develop cracks: Refers to the process where a solid object or material develops small, often thin, lines or openings due to stress, pressure, or age, without necessarily breaking apart completely. It implies a state of partial failure or damage.
- To become flawed, to show signs of strain or weakness: Used metaphorically to describe a system, relationship, or structure that is beginning to fail or show serious problems.
Noun (less common):
- A crack, a fissure: The resulting line or small opening itself.
Usage Examples
Verb:
- Bức tường bắt đầu nứt rạn sau trận động đất. (The wall began to crack after the earthquake.)
- Mối quan hệ của họ đang nứt rạn vì những bất đồng. (Their relationship is cracking due to disagreements.)
- Chiếc cốc sứ bị nứt rạn khi rơi xuống sàn. (The porcelain cup cracked when it fell on the floor.)
Noun:
- Những vết nứt rạn trên mặt đường cần được sửa chữa. (The cracks on the road surface need to be repaired.)
Advanced Usage
"nứt rạn tình cảm": to have a rift in feelings, for a relationship to become strained.
- Sau cuộc cãi vã, tình cảm giữa họ đã nứt rạn. (After the argument, their affection for each other cracked.)
"nứt rạn niềm tin": for trust to be broken or to develop fissures.
- Vụ bê bối khiến niềm tin của công chúng vào chính phủ bị nứt rạn. (The scandal caused the public's trust in the government to crack.)
Variants and Related Words
Nứt (v, n): To crack; a crack. A more general and common term.
- Vỏ cây bị nứt. (The tree bark is cracked.)
Rạn (v, n): To develop a network of small cracks (like crazing in glaze); a network of fine cracks. Often used for ceramics, glass, or skin.
- Da tay bị rạn nẻ vì lạnh. (The skin on the hands became chapped and cracked from the cold.)
Vết nứt (n): A crack, a fissure. The physical mark.
- Vết nứt trên kính chắn gió. (The crack on the windshield.)
Synonyms
- Nẻ (v): To chap, to crack (often used for dry ground or skin).
- Rạn nứt (v): A reversed form with the same meaning as "nứt rạn".
- Nứt toác (v): To crack open, to split open (implies a more severe break).
Related Phrases / Idioms
"Nứt rạn như tổ ong": Cracked like a honeycomb (describes something full of cracks).
- Bức tường cũ nứt rạn như tổ ong. (The old wall is cracked like a honeycomb.)
"Lòng nứt rạn": A heart full of fissures (deeply hurt or broken-hearted).
- Nghe tin ấy, lòng cô nứt rạn. (Hearing that news, her heart cracked.)
- Crack, fissure
- Hệ thống ấy nứt rạn khắp nơiThis system is cracking everywhere