Definition

1. Verb:
   • To be transported with admiration, to be extremely impressed: To feel a strong sense of admiration or awe, often to the point of being overwhelmed or speechless. This is a colloquial and emphatic expression.
   • To take one's hat off (to somebody): To show great respect or admiration for someone's skill or achievement.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Tôi phục lăn trước tài năng của anh ấy. (I take my hat off to his talent. / I am utterly amazed by his talent.)
  • Cả khán phòng phục lăn vì màn trình diễn xuất sắc. (The entire auditorium was transported with admiration by the excellent performance.)

Advanced Usage

• "phục lăn phục lốn": An intensified, reduplicative form emphasizing an even greater degree of admiration or being completely bowled over.
  • Nghe xong bản nhạc, tôi phục lăn phục lốn. (After listening to the piece of music, I was completely and utterly amazed.)

Variants and Related Words

• Phục (verb): To admire, to respect, to acknowledge someone's superiority. This is the root word.
  • Tôi rất phục sự kiên nhẫn của cô ấy. (I really admire her patience.)
• Thán phục (verb): To admire, to hold in high esteem. A more standard synonym.
  • Mọi người đều thán phục thành tích của cô. (Everyone admires her achievement.)

Synonyms

• Bái phục: To worship/admire (often used humorously or hyperbolically).
• Nể phục: To respect and admire.
• Kính phục: To revere and admire.

Related Idioms/Phrases

• Phục sát đất: Literally "to admire so much one is pressed to the ground"; to be extremely impressed. Similar in intensity to "phục lăn".
  • Tài đánh đàn của cậu ấy khiến tôi phục sát đất. (His piano skills make me bow down in admiration.)

Notes on Usage

• Register: "Phục lăn" is a vivid, colloquial, and somewhat slangy expression. It is commonly used in informal speech, online communication, and creative writing for emphasis. It is not typically used in formal documents.
• Intensity: It conveys a much stronger feeling than the standard "phục" or "thán phục", implying being "knocked over" or "floored" by admiration.
• Structure: It is an intransitive verb. The object of admiration is usually introduced by prepositions like "trước" (before/in the face of) or "vì" (because of).

1. Be transported with admiration, take one's hat off (to somebody)