quẫy

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Cá vàng quẫy đuôi trong bể nước.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To waggle violently, to wriggle violently (one's tail): Refers specifically to the strong, vigorous movement of a fish's tail or body in water.
   • To struggle, to frisk: Describes a lively, energetic, and often frantic movement, typically within a confined space like water.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Con cá quẫy mạnh trên bờ. (The fish wriggled violently on the shore.)
  • Nghe tiếng động, đàn cá quẫy đuôi và bơi đi mất. (Hearing the noise, the school of fish wagged their tails and swam away.)
  • Đứa bé quẫy đạp trong lòng mẹ. (The baby frisked and kicked in its mother's arms.)

Advanced Usage

• "quẫy nước": To splash water by wriggling.
  • Cá lớn quẫy nước làm bắn tung tóe. (The big fish splashed water everywhere by wriggling.)
• "quẫy đạp": To struggle and kick (often used for babies or animals).
  • Em bé quẫy đạp không chịu mặc quần áo. (The baby struggled and kicked, refusing to get dressed.)

Variants and Related Words

• Quẫy quại (verb): To writhe, to struggle desperately (implies more intense, painful, or distressed movement).
  • Con chim bị thương quẫy quại trên mặt đất. (The injured bird writhed on the ground.)
• Vùng vẫy (verb): To flounder, to struggle (often to break free from a restraint or difficult situation).
  • Nó vùng vẫy để thoát khỏi đám đông. (He floundered to break free from the crowd.)

Synonyms

• Giãy giụa: To writhe, to thrash about (often due to pain or a strong reaction).
• Cựa quậy: To stir, to move slightly (less intense than "quẫy").

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

(Note: As "quẫy" is a specific verb, it does not commonly combine with prepositions to form phrasal verbs in the same way English verbs do. Its meaning is often contained within the single word or expanded with other verbs like "quẫy đạp".)

Related Idioms

• Như cá gặp nước: Literally "like a fish meets water," meaning to be in one's element, perfectly suited and thriving. This idiom relates to the natural, vigorous movement ("quẫy") of a fish in water.
  • Về quê, anh ấy như cá gặp nước. (Back in his hometown, he is like a fish in water.)

Học thuật

1. Waggle violently, wriggle violently (one's tail) (nói về cá)
2. Struggle, frisk