Definition

1. Verb:
   • To dry, to air out, to expose to air/sun: "phơi phóng" refers to the action of drying something, typically by exposing it to sunlight or air, often used in a general or comprehensive sense. It implies careful or thorough drying.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Quần áo phơi phóng cẩn thận. (Clothes are dried carefully.)
  • Hãy phơi phóng chăn màn ra ngoài nắng. (Please air out the blankets and mosquito nets in the sun.)
  • Sau khi giặt, cần phơi phóng áo khoác cho thật khô. (After washing, the jacket needs to be dried thoroughly.)

Advanced Usage

• "phơi phóng" vs. "phơi": While "phơi" is the base verb for drying, "phơi phóng" is often used to emphasize a more careful, thorough, or complete drying process, sometimes in a more abstract or generalized context.
  • Công việc phơi phóng lúa sau thu hoạch rất quan trọng. (The work of drying rice after harvest is very important.)

Variants and Related Words

• Phơi (verb): to dry, to sun, to air. This is the core, more common verb.
  • phơi thóc (to dry paddy rice)
• Phơi nắng (verb phrase): to sun-dry.
• Phơi khô (verb phrase): to dry until dry/crisp.
• Phơi sương (verb phrase): to expose to dew (often for certain teas or herbs).

Synonyms

• Hong khô: to air-dry.
• Sấy khô: to dry using artificial heat (e.g., machine drying).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

Note: As a compound verb itself, "phơi phóng" is not typically broken down into phrasal verbs in Vietnamese. Related actions are expressed with the base verb "phơi". - Phơi ra: to lay out to dry, to expose. - Phơi ra cho nó khô. (Lay it out to dry.) - Đem phơi: to take something out to dry. - Đem chiếu ra sân phơi. (Take the mat out to the yard to dry.)

Related Idioms

• Phơi đầu phơi cổ: (idiom) Literally "to dry one's head and neck," meaning to be out in the sun, exposed to the elements, often implying hardship or toiling under the sun.
  • Làm ruộng phơi đầu phơi cổ vất vả lắm. (Farming, toiling under the sun, is very hard work.)

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