rã

Definition

Verb:
- To crumble or disintegrate: To break apart into small pieces or fragments, often due to decay, weakness, or external force.
- To fall off or shed: To separate and drop off, typically used for natural parts like petals or leaves.
- To dissolve or break up: To lose cohesion and cease to exist as a group or whole, such as a gathering dispersing.
- To wear oneself out (in speech): To talk excessively to the point of exhaustion, often without achieving the desired result.

Usage Examples

Verb:
- Bức tường cũ bắt đầu rã. (The old wall began to crumble.)
- Hoa rã cánh. (The flower's petals fell off.)
- Cuộc họp rã lúc nửa đêm. (The meeting broke up at midnight.)
- Anh ấy nói rã bọt mép nhưng chẳng ai nghe. (He talked until he was worn out, but no one listened.)

Advanced Usage

"rã bọt mép" / "rã nước miếng": An idiom meaning to talk oneself hoarse, to waste one's breath through persistent but futile talking.
- Nói mãi rã bọt mép nó cũng không chịu nghe. (I talked until I was hoarse, but he still refused to listen.)
"rã rượu": A colloquial phrase meaning to counteract or sober up from the effects of alcohol.
- Uống trà nóng cho rã rượu. (Drink hot tea to sober up.)

Variants and Related Words

Tan rã (v): to dissolve, to disintegrate completely (often used for organizations or structures).
- Đế chế ấy đã tan rã. (That empire has dissolved.)
Rời rã (adj): scattered, disconnected, falling apart.
- Đội quân rời rã. (A scattered army.)

Synonyms

Related Idioms

Rã cánh: Literally "wings falling off"; used to describe something falling apart or failing completely.
- Kế hoạch đó rã cánh chỉ sau một tuần. (That plan fell apart after just one week.)
Rã đám: To disband, for a crowd or group to scatter.
- Sau buổi biểu diễn, khán giả rã đám. (After the performance, the audience dispersed.)

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