ráo

Definition

Adjective:
- Dry, no longer wet: Describes a state where water or moisture has been removed, leaving a surface or object dry.
- Completely, entirely, all gone: Used to emphasize that something is used up, finished, or removed without leaving anything behind.

Usage Examples

Adjective:
- Quần áo đã ráo. (The clothes are already dry.)
- Đường đã ráo sau cơn mưa. (The road is dry after the rain.)
- Nói ráo cả họng. (To talk until one's throat is dry [i.e., hoarse].)
Adverb (used after verbs):
- Hết ráo cả tiền. (To be completely out of money. / The money is all gone.)
- Lấy ráo hết đồ đạc. (To take all the belongings, leaving nothing.)
- Chúng nó chết ráo. (They all died. / They were completely wiped out.)

Advanced Usage

"Ráo nước mắt / ráo mồ hôi / ráo máu": These are fixed phrases where "ráo" means "dried" (of tears, sweat, blood). It often implies a transition from a wet or emotional state to a dry or resolved one.
- Lau ráo nước mắt. (To dry one's tears.)
- Mồ hôi đã ráo. (The sweat has dried.)
"Chưa ráo máu đầu": An idiom literally meaning "the blood on the head/umbilical cord is not yet dry," used to criticize someone who is very young and inexperienced but acts arrogantly or tries to teach others.
- Chưa ráo máu đầu đã lên mặt dạy đời. (Still wet behind the ears but already putting on airs to lecture people.)

Variants and Related Words

Khô: The most common and general word for "dry." "Ráo" often implies a state of being dried being wet, while "khô" can describe inherent dryness.
Cạn: Means "dry" in the sense of a river or well being empty of water, or a resource being depleted.

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