phì phò
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Definition
- Verb:
- To pant, to puff, to blow heavily: Describes the sound and action of breathing hard and noisily, often due to exhaustion, heat, or strenuous effort. It mimics the sound of heavy, labored breathing.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Sau khi chạy lên cầu thang, anh ấy phì phò thở. (After running up the stairs, he was panting heavily.)
- Con chó nằm phì phò dưới bóng cây vì trời quá nóng. (The dog lay puffing under the tree because the weather was too hot.)
- Đầu máy xe lửa cũ kêu phì phò khi khởi động. (The old train locomotive puffed and blew as it started up.)
Advanced Usage
- "phì phò như bễ lò rèn": to puff like a blacksmith's bellows; an idiom emphasizing very loud, forceful, and labored puffing.
- Anh ta leo núi và thở phì phò như bễ lò rèn. (He climbed the mountain and puffed like a blacksmith's bellows.)
Variants and Related Words
- Phì phà (Verb): Often used for exhaling smoke (e.g., from a cigarette) slowly and contentedly. While similar in sound, "phì phà" typically implies a more controlled, leisurely exhalation, often related to smoking, whereas "phì phò" emphasizes labored breathing from exertion.
- Ông cụ ngồi phì phà điếu thuốc. (The old man sat puffing on his cigarette.)
Synonyms
- Thở hổn hển: to gasp, to pant (specifically for breathlessness).
- Thở phì phì: to snort, to puff (can imply irritation or a similar heavy breathing sound).
Related Idioms
- "Làm việc phì phò": to work until one is puffing and panting; to work very hard and strenuously.
- Cả ngày làm việc ngoài đồng, các bác nông dân về nhà trong tình trạng phì phò. (After working all day in the fields, the farmers came home panting and puffing.)
- Pant, puff and blow