phồng

Definition

Verb:
- To swell; to become swollen: To increase in size or volume, often becoming rounder, typically due to internal pressure, injury, or a reaction.
- To inflate; to become inflated: To fill with air or gas, causing expansion.
- To puff up; to become puffed: To cause something to become full and rounded, often temporarily.
Adjective:
- Swollen; puffy: In a state of being enlarged or distended.
- Puffed; full: Describing something that is intentionally made loose and full of air or material, like a sleeve.

Usage Examples

Verb:
- Vết ong đốt làm da anh ấy phồng lên. (The bee sting made his skin swell up.)
- Bạn cần phồng bong bóng này lên. (You need to inflate this balloon.)
- Cô ấy phồng má lên để tỏ vẻ giận dỗi. (She puffed out her cheeks to show she was sulking.)
Adjective:
- Cô ấy mặc một chiếc váy với tay áo phồng. (She wore a dress with puffed sleeves.)
- Cái túi nhựa trông phồng vì chứa đầy đồ. (The plastic bag looked swollen because it was full of things.)

Advanced Usage

"làm phồng": to cause to swell/inflate; to exaggerate.
- Họ thường làm phồng thành tích của mình trong buổi phỏng vấn. (They often inflate their achievements in interviews.)
The word can describe both a natural, often undesirable, swelling (e.g., from an injury) and an intentional, functional inflation (e.g., of a tire or sail).

Variants and Related Words

Phình (v): To dilate, to distend. Often used for a more significant or abnormal swelling, like an aneurysm ().
Sưng (v): To swell. Specifically used for swelling due to injury, infection, or inflammation (e.g., a swollen ankle).
Bơm phồng (v): To pump up, to inflate (literally and figuratively).

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Related Idioms

Phồng mang trợn mắt: (Lit: puffed gills, bulging eyes) To be furious, to be enraged to the point of physical distortion.
- Ông chủ phồng mang trợn mắt khi thấy báo cáo thua lỗ. (The boss was furious when he saw the loss report.)

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