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phất

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Definition
  1. 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.)
    • 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 . (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 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.)
phất

Một người đứng trên đỉnh đồi phất lá cờ đỏ.

verb
  1. to wave, to agitate
    • phất cờ
      to wave a flag