phất
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Definition
- Verb:
- To wave, to flutter: To move something, typically a light or flexible object like a flag or fan, back and forth or up and down in the air.
- To become rich quickly, to strike it rich (colloquial): To rapidly gain wealth or become prosperous, often through business or opportunistic means.
- To apply paper, to paste/cover with paper: To adhere paper onto a surface, such as the frame of a fan, as a crafting technique.
Usage Examples
- Verb (to wave):
- Người dân phất cờ đón chào. (The people wave flags in welcome.)
- Cô ấy phất chiếc quạt cho mát. (She waves the fan to cool down.)
- Verb (to become rich):
- Nhờ buôn bán, anh ta phất lên rất nhanh. (Thanks to trading, he became rich very quickly.)
- Công ty mới phất sau một vụ đầu tư. (The new company struck it rich after an investment.)
- Verb (to apply paper):
- Người thợ phất giấy lên nan quạt. (The artisan applies paper onto the fan's ribs.)
Advanced Usage
- "phất phơ": to flutter lightly, to sway gently in the wind.
- Lá cờ phất phơ trong gió. (The flag flutters lightly in the wind.)
- "phất lên": to rise up (in wealth or status), to make a fortune.
- Thương hiệu đó phất lên chỉ sau một năm. (That brand rose to fortune after just one year.)
Variants and Related Words
- Phất phới (v): to flutter, to fly lightly (often for flags, hair).
- Tóc cô ấy phất phới khi chạy. (Her hair fluttered as she ran.)
- Phất tay (v): to wave a hand (often in dismissal or greeting).
- Ông ấy phất tay ra hiệu bắt đầu. (He waved his hand to signal the start.)
Synonyms
- Wave: to move back and forth (for "phất cờ").
- Prosper, get rich: to achieve wealth (for the colloquial meaning).
- Paste, apply: to stick one material to another.
Related Idioms
- Phất như diều gặp gió: To become successful or rich very rapidly, like a kite catching the wind.
- Công việc kinh doanh của họ phất như diều gặp gió. (Their business took off like a kite in the wind.)
- Lên như diều phất gió: To rise or succeed swiftly (similar meaning).
- Giá cổ phiếu lên như diều phất gió. (The stock price soared rapidly.)
verb
- to wave, to agitate
- phất cờto wave a flag