phấp phỏng

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phấp phỏng

Một học sinh ngồi phấp phỏng chờ đợi kết quả thi.

Definition

Adjective/Adverb: - Anxious, apprehensive, in a state of nervous suspense: Describes a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease while waiting for an uncertain outcome. It implies a fluttering, unsettled state of mind. - On tenterhooks: To be in a state of tense and anxious expectation.

Usage

"Phấp phỏng" is used to describe a psychological state. It functions primarily as an adjective (e.g., lòng phấp phỏng - an anxious heart) or an adverb modifying a verb of waiting or expectation. It is almost exclusively used in the context of awaiting news, results, or an event whose outcome is uncertain and important.

Usage Examples
  • As an adjective/adverb:
    • Cô ấy phấp phỏng chờ tin từ bác sĩ. (She waited anxiously/apprehensively for news from the doctor.)
    • Cả gia đình có một đêm phấp phỏng lo âu. (The whole family had a night of anxious worry.)
    • Lòng anh phấp phỏng không yên. (His heart was apprehensive and unsettled.)
Advanced Usage
  • "Lòng phấp phỏng": An anxious heart/mind. This is a common collocation emphasizing the internal emotional state.
    • Mẹ tôi ngồi đó với lòng phấp phỏng. (My mother sat there with an anxious heart.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Phấp phơ (adj): Fluttering, swaying gently (often for physical objects like flags, hair). This word shares the reduplicative pattern and the root "phấp," but describes physical movement rather than emotion.
  • Hồi hộp (adj): Nervous, excited, heart-pounding (can be due to both anxiety and positive excitement). "Phấp phỏng" is more specifically about anxious waiting.
  • Lo âu (adj): Worried, anxious. This is a more general term for worry, while "phấp phỏng" includes the element of suspenseful waiting.
Synonyms
  • Lo lắng hồi hộp: Worried and nervous.
  • Nơm nớp lo sợ: In a state of fearful apprehension.
  • Thấp thỏm: Restless with worry or anticipation (very close in meaning).
Related Idioms
  • Phấp phỏng chờ mong: To wait in anxious anticipation. This is not a fixed idiom but the most natural phrase using the word.
    • Hàng nghìn thí sinh phấp phỏng chờ mong kết quả. (Thousands of candidates waited in anxious anticipation for the results.)
phấp phỏng

Một học sinh ngồi phấp phỏng chờ đợi kết quả thi.

  1. Be on tenterhooks, be in anxious suspense
    • Phấp phỏng chờ kết quả kỳ thi
      To wait for the results of an examination in anxious suspense

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