quẫng

Thân thiện

Đứa bé vui quá, quẫng lên sung sướng khi được mẹ cho quà.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To gambol, to caper, to frisk: To leap, jump, or skip about in a playful, lively, and often clumsy or energetic manner. This typically describes the movement of animals, especially young ones like lambs or kids, or children at play.
   • To flail, to thrash: To move one's limbs or body vigorously and uncontrollably, often in water or when struggling. This meaning emphasizes forceful, uncoordinated movement.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Những chú cừu con đang quẫng trên đồng cỏ. (The lambs are gamboling in the meadow.)
  • Đứa trẻ quẫng đạp trong chậu tắm. (The child thrashed about in the bathtub.)
  • Con cá quẫng mạnh trên thuyền. (The fish flapped violently on the boat.)

Advanced Usage

• "Nhảy quẫng": This is a common compound phrase meaning to gambol or caper, combining the ideas of jumping and frisking.
  • Bọn trẻ nhảy quẫng vui vẻ trong công viên. (The children gamboled happily in the park.)

Variants and Related Words

• Quẫy (v): A near-synonym often used interchangeably with "quẫng," especially for the meaning of thrashing or flailing (e.g., of a fish).
  • Con cá quẫy đuôi. (The fish thrashed its tail.)

Synonyms

• Gambol: To run or jump about playfully.
• Caper: To skip or dance in a lively or playful way.
• Flail: To wave or swing wildly.
• Thrash: To move in a violent and chaotic way.

Related Idioms

• Quẫng như cá mắc cạn: To flail like a fish out of water; to struggle desperately in an unfamiliar or unsuitable situation.
  • Anh ấy cảm thấy lạc lõng, quẫng như cá mắc cạn. (He felt out of place, flailing like a fish out of water.)

Học thuật

1. Nhảy quẫng
2. Gambol, caper