quì

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Definition

1. Noun:

   • Sunflower: A tall plant with a large, round, yellow flower head that follows the movement of the sun.
   • Litmus: A blue or red dye obtained from lichens, used in chemistry as an indicator to test whether a solution is acidic or alkaline.
   • Gold leaf: Gold that has been hammered into an extremely thin sheet, used for gilding objects like furniture or decorative panels.

2. Verb:

   • To kneel: To rest one's body on the knees, typically with the lower legs and feet flat on the ground, often as a sign of respect, submission, or prayer.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Cánh đồng quì vàng rực dưới nắng. (The field of sunflowers glowed brightly under the sun.)
  • Giấy quì chuyển sang màu đỏ trong dung dịch axit. (The litmus paper turned red in the acidic solution.)
  • Người thợ dùng quì để thếp lên hoành phi. (The artisan used gold leaf to gild the horizontal lacquered board.)

• Verb:

  • Cô ấy quì xuống cầu nguyện. (She knelt down to pray.)
  • Vị tướng bắt kẻ thù quì gối. (The general forced the enemy to kneel.)

Advanced Usage

• The verb "quì" is often used in formal, literary, or religious contexts to denote deep reverence or submission. In modern, everyday speech for "to kneel," the word "quỳ" (with a tone mark) is more commonly used, though they are essentially the same word.

Variants and Related Words

• Quỳ (v): The more common modern spelling for the verb "to kneel."
  • Anh ấy quỳ một gối. (He kneeled on one knee.)
• Hoa quì (n): Sunflower (literally "quì flower").
• Giấy quì (n): Litmus paper.
• Quì gối (v): To kneel (emphasizing the action on the knees).

Synonyms

• To kneel: to genuflect, to get down on one's knees.
• Sunflower: helianthus.
• Gold leaf: gilt, gold foil.

Related Idioms

• Quì lạy: To kneel and bow deeply in worship or extreme respect.
  • Con cháu quì lạy trước bàn thờ tổ tiên. (The descendants knelt and bowed before the ancestral altar.)

Học thuật

noun

1. sun flower; turnsole

verb

1. to kneel