phốc

Thân thiện

Một cầu thủ đá phốc quả bóng vào lưới.

Definition

1. Onomatopoeia / Adverb:
   • Describes a sudden, swift, and forceful movement or action: "phốc" is used to depict the sound or manner of something happening quickly and with a sharp, strong force, like a sudden kick, jump, or burst.
   • Describes a sudden, complete disappearance or depletion: It can also describe something vanishing or being used up in an instant.

Usage Examples

• As an onomatopoeia/adverb:
  • Nó đá phốc một cái vào quả bóng. (He gave the ball a sudden, powerful kick.)
  • Cậu bé nhảy phốc lên xe đạp và đạp đi. (The boy jumped swiftly onto the bicycle and rode away.)
  • Chai nước cạn phốc chỉ sau một hơi. (The water bottle was emptied in one gulp.)
  • Cái bóng đen biến mất phốc trong đêm. (The black shadow vanished instantly into the night.)

Advanced Usage

• "phốc lên": to jump/swiftly get on something.
  • Thấy xe buýt đến, anh ấy phốc lên ngay. (Seeing the bus arrive, he got on it immediately.)
• "cạn phốc": to be completely drained/used up in an instant.
  • Tiền tiết kiệm cạn phốc sau chuyến du lịch. (The savings were completely drained after the trip.)

Variants and Related Words

• Phốc phốc (reduplication): Emphasizes the repeated or continuous nature of the quick, forceful actions or sounds.
  • Máy in chạy phốc phốc. (The printer ran with a rapid, clacking sound.)
• Phập phốc (compound word): Describes something flapping or moving up and down unsteadily or with a fluttering sound (e.g., a loose shutter, a flag).
  • Cánh cửa sổ kêu phập phốc trong gió. (The window shutter flapped noisily in the wind.)

Synonyms

• Vụt: swiftly, in a flash (often for linear movement).
• Phụt: to spurt or gush out suddenly (often for liquids).
• Chốc lát: in an instant (for time, less about force).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

(Note: "phốc" is primarily an onomatopoeia/adverb and does not form phrasal verbs in the same way as English verbs. The combinations above are adverbial phrases.)

Related Idioms

(Note: There are no common idioms centered solely on the word "phốc". Its usage is typically within descriptive phrases.)

Học thuật

1. Strong, forceful
   • Đá phốc vào bụng dưới
     To give a strong kick under the belt (of someone)