phụt
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Verb:
- To spurt, to gush, to jet: To eject a liquid, gas, or flame suddenly, forcefully, and quickly in a stream.
- To go out suddenly: To be extinguished abruptly, often with a slight sound or puff.
Onomatopoeia / Ideophone:
- Describes a sudden, forceful, and often brief sound or action, such as a sputtering, puffing, or whooshing sound.
Usage Examples
Verb:
- Nước phụt lên từ vòi. (Water gushed/jetted from the hose.)
- Ngọn nến tắt phụt. (The candle went out with a puff.)
- Ống khói phụt khói đen. (The chimney belched black smoke.)
Onomatopoeia:
- Gió thổi phụt làm tắt đèn. (The wind blew with a whoosh and put out the lamp.)
- Lửa cháy phùn phụt. (The fire burned with a strong sputtering sound.)
Advanced Usage
- Often used in its reduplicated form "phùn phụt" to emphasize a repeated, noisy sputtering or spitting action, typically for flames, engines, or gases.
- Chiếc xe máy cũ nổ phùn phụt. (The old motorbike backfired with sputtering sounds.)
Variants and Related Words
- Phụt ra (v): To spurt out, to eject.
- Đường ống bị vỡ phụt ra dầu. (The broken pipeline spurted out oil.)
Synonyms
- Spurt / Gush: To flow out suddenly and forcefully.
- Jet: To stream out in a narrow, fast flow.
- Sputter: To make a series of soft, explosive sounds.
Related Idioms
- Tắt phụt: To be snuffed out suddenly (literally and figuratively).
- Hy vọng của họ tắt phụt như ngọn nến. (Their hope was snuffed out like a candle.)
- Eject, gush, spout, jet
- Strongly and fast
- Gió thổi phụt làm tắt đènThe wind blew strongly and fast and put out the lamp
- Phùn phụt (láy)Strong sputtering sound
- Lửa cháy phùn phụtThe fire burned with strong sputtering sounds