phùng

Thân thiện

Một em bé phùng má thổi bong bóng xà phòng.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To swell, to puff up, to bloat: "phùng" describes the action of something becoming larger or rounder due to being filled with air, liquid, or another substance, often temporarily.
   • To bulge, to distend: It can also refer to something expanding outward, creating a rounded, protruding shape.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Con ếch phùng mang lên để đe dọa kẻ thù. (The frog puffed up its throat to threaten its enemy.)
  • Cậu bé phùng má lên vì ngậm đầy kẹo. (The little boy puffed out his cheeks because they were full of candy.)
  • Cánh buồm phùng lên vì gió. (The sail swelled with the wind.)

Advanced Usage

• "phùng phịu": to pout, to sulk (often with a puffed-out or protruding expression, especially of the lips or cheeks).
  • Đứa trẻ phùng phịu vì không được mua đồ chơi. (The child pouted because he wasn't bought a toy.)

Variants and Related Words

• Phồng (verb): to swell, to inflate. This is a very close synonym and is often used interchangeably with "phùng" in many contexts, though "phồng" can be more general.
  • Bong bóng phồng lên. (The balloon inflated.)
• Phình (verb): to bulge, to distend (often implies a more pronounced or abnormal swelling).
  • Bụng phình to. (The belly is distended.)

Synonyms

• Sưng lên: to swell up (often due to injury or inflammation).
• Căng lên: to become taut, to tighten (can imply being filled out).

Related Phrases

• Phùng má: to puff out one's cheeks.
  • Anh ấy phùng má thổi tắt ngọn nến. (He puffed out his cheeks to blow out the candle.)

Học thuật

1. Swell, bloat
   • Phùng má
     To swell one's cheeks