phất phới

Thân thiện

Lá cờ đỏ sao vàng phất phới trên đỉnh cột cờ.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Fluttering, flying lightly and gently: Describes something light, thin, or soft moving gracefully in the air, often due to wind. It conveys a sense of lightness, grace, and gentle motion.
   • Flapping loosely: Can describe something like fabric or a flag moving with a soft, waving motion.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Lá cờ đỏ sao vàng bay phất phới trên đỉnh cột. (The red flag with a yellow star flutters at the top of the pole.)
  • Mái tóc dài của cô ấy phất phới trong gió. (Her long hair flutters in the wind.)
  • Những chiếc khăn choàng lụa phất phới tại hội chợ. (The silk scarves fluttered at the fair.)

Advanced Usage

• "phất phới bay": to flutter and fly.

  • Những lá cờ nhỏ phất phới bay dọc theo con phố. (Small flags fluttered along the street.)

• Used to describe not just physical movement but also a light, carefree, or elegant quality in movement or appearance.

  • Chiếc váy trắng phất phới khi cô ấy nhảy. (The white dress fluttered as she danced.)

Variants and Related Words

• Phấp phới (Adjective): A near-synonym with the same meaning of fluttering or waving gently. As noted in the reference, "phất phới" is used similarly to "phấp phới."
  • Lá cờ phấp phới trong gió. (The flag flutters in the wind.)

Synonyms

• Bay phần phật: to flap vigorously (implies more forceful or chaotic movement than "phất phới").
• Đung đưa: to swing, sway (a different type of motion, often pendular).
• Lả lướt: to glide, flow gracefully (often used for fabric or movement with smooth elegance).

Related Phrases (Collocations)

• Phất phới trong gió: fluttering in the wind.

  • Tà áo dài phất phới trong gió. (The áo dài tunic flutters in the wind.)

• Bay phất phới: to fly fluttering.

  • Những cánh hoa anh đào bay phất phới. (Cherry blossom petals flutter down.)

Related Idioms

• While "phất phới" itself is not typically the core of a common idiom, it is frequently used in poetic or descriptive language to evoke imagery of lightness, freedom, and gentle motion, often in literature and songs.

Học thuật

1. như phấp phới