phảy

Cô ấy phảy bụi trên bàn.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To flick: A quick, light brushing or sweeping motion, often to remove something.
   • To dust off / to brush away: To lightly remove dust, crumbs, or small particles from a surface.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cô ấy phảy bụi trên bàn. (She flicked the dust off the table.)
  • Anh phảy tro thuốc lá vào gạt tàn. (He flicked the cigarette ash into the ashtray.)

Advanced Usage

• This word is noted in some references as a regional variant, equivalent in meaning to the more standard word "phẩy."

Variants and Related Words

• Phẩy (v): The more common standard form meaning "to flick" or "to brush lightly."

Synonyms

• Flick: to strike or move with a quick, light motion.
• Brush: to touch lightly in passing.
• Dust: to remove dust from a surface.