phất phới
Definition
- Adjective:
- Fluttering, flying lightly and gently: Describes something light, thin, or soft moving gracefully in the air, often due to wind. It conveys a sense of lightness, grace, and gentle motion.
- Flapping loosely: Can describe something like fabric or a flag moving with a soft, waving motion.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Lá cờ đỏ sao vàng bay phất phới trên đỉnh cột. (The red flag with a yellow star flutters at the top of the pole.)
- Mái tóc dài của cô ấy phất phới trong gió. (Her long hair flutters in the wind.)
- Những chiếc khăn choàng lụa phất phới tại hội chợ. (The silk scarves fluttered at the fair.)
Advanced Usage
"phất phới bay": to flutter and fly.
- Những lá cờ nhỏ phất phới bay dọc theo con phố. (Small flags fluttered along the street.)
Used to describe not just physical movement but also a light, carefree, or elegant quality in movement or appearance.
- Chiếc váy trắng phất phới khi cô ấy nhảy. (The white dress fluttered as she danced.)
Variants and Related Words
- Phấp phới (Adjective): A near-synonym with the same meaning of fluttering or waving gently. As noted in the reference, "phất phới" is used similarly to "phấp phới."
- Lá cờ phấp phới trong gió. (The flag flutters in the wind.)
Synonyms
- Bay phần phật: to flap vigorously (implies more forceful or chaotic movement than "phất phới").
- Đung đưa: to swing, sway (a different type of motion, often pendular).
- Lả lướt: to glide, flow gracefully (often used for fabric or movement with smooth elegance).
Related Phrases (Collocations)
Phất phới trong gió: fluttering in the wind.
- Tà áo dài phất phới trong gió. (The áo dài tunic flutters in the wind.)
Bay phất phới: to fly fluttering.
- Những cánh hoa anh đào bay phất phới. (Cherry blossom petals flutter down.)
Related Idioms
- While "phất phới" itself is not typically the core of a common idiom, it is frequently used in poetic or descriptive language to evoke imagery of lightness, freedom, and gentle motion, often in literature and songs.
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