phăng

Thân thiện

Anh ấy chặt phăng cành cây khô.

Definition

1. Adverb:
   • Immediately, instantly, at once: "phăng" indicates an action done without delay, in a single, swift motion.
   • Neatly, decisively, straight out: "phăng" describes an action performed in a direct, unambiguous, and definitive manner.

Usage Examples

• As an adverb (immediately):
  • Anh ấy chặt phăng sợi dây. (He cut the rope off instantly.)
  • Hãy làm phăng việc này cho xong. (Just do this right away to get it over with.)
• As an adverb (decisively):
  • Cô ấy nói phăng ra sự thật. (She blurted out the truth straight.)
  • Nó chối phăng mọi cáo buộc. (He flatly denied all accusations.)

Advanced Usage

• "phăng phăng" (reduplicated form): This intensifies the meaning, emphasizing speed and directness, often used with verbs of motion.
  • Đứa trẻ chạy phăng phăng về nhà. (The child ran straight and swiftly home.)

Variants and Related Words

• Quần phăng (vulgar, verb): To do something immediately and forcefully, to finish something off quickly. (Note: This is a compound verb where "phăng" is a component, not the target word itself).
  • Nó quần phăng bát phở trong năm phút. (He wolfed down the bowl of pho in five minutes.)

Synonyms

• Ngay lập tức: Immediately.
• Thẳng thừng: Bluntly, outright.
• Dứt khoát: Decisively.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• Làm phăng cho rồi: To get something done instantly (to be done with it).
• Nói phăng ra: To say something straight out, to state something bluntly.
• Chặt phăng đi: To chop/cut (something) off neatly and decisively.

Học thuật

1. Immediate, instant
   • Làm phăng cho xong
     To get something done instanly
2. Neat, definite
   • Nói phăng
     To say something definitely
   • Chặt phăng
     To cut off (something) neatly