Definition

1. Verb:

   • To leak, to seep: To have a small hole or crack that allows liquid or gas to escape slowly from a container or enclosed space.
   • To ooze, to discharge: In a medical context, for pus or fluid to drain from an abnormal passage, such as a fistula.

2. Noun:

   • A leak, a leakage: The act or instance of leaking.
   • A fistula: An abnormal connection or passageway between two organs or vessels that normally do not connect.
   • A young shoot, a sprout: A new, tender growth from a plant, especially from bulbs like lilies or orchids.

Usage Examples

• Verb:

  • Cái thùng này bị rò. (This barrel is leaking.)
  • Vết thương đang rò mủ. (The wound is oozing pus.)

• Noun:

  • Phát hiện một chỗ rò trên đường ống. (Detect a leak on the pipeline.)
  • Bệnh nhân được chẩn đoán bị rò hậu môn. (The patient was diagnosed with an anal fistula.)
  • Những rò huệ mới nhú rất đẹp. (The new lily sprouts are very beautiful.)

Advanced Usage

• "rò rỉ": to leak (often used for information or secrets).

  • Thông tin quan trọng đã bị rò rỉ ra ngoài. (Important information has been leaked.)

• In technical/engineering contexts, "rò" can describe a failure in containment, such as a gas leak (rò khí) or a coolant leak (rò nước làm mát).

Variants and Related Words

• Rỉ (Verb): To seep, to ooze slowly. Often used interchangeably with "rò" for liquids.
• Rò rỉ (Verb): To leak. A more common compound form emphasizing a gradual, often unintended, escape.
• Chảy (Verb): To flow. A more general term for liquid movement.
• Lỗ rò (Noun): A leak hole; the specific point of leakage.
• Rò gỉ (Verb/Noun): To leak and corrode; often used for rusty containers.

Synonyms

• Thấm (Verb): To permeate, to seep through (often for liquids into a porous material).
• Rỉ ra (Verb Phrase): To seep out.
• Fistula (Noun): The direct medical loanword used in professional contexts.

Related Phrases (Collocations)

• Rò nước: To leak water.
  • Bình nước nóng bị rò nước. (The water heater is leaking water.)
• Rò khí: To leak gas.
  • Kiểm tra xem có bình ga nào bị rò khí không. (Check if any gas cylinder is leaking gas.)
• Rò hậu môn: Anal fistula.
• Rò bàng quang: Vesicovaginal fistula.

Related Idioms

• Như thùng rò: (Like a leaking barrel) An idiom describing a situation where resources, money, or information is constantly being lost or wasted without control.
  • Công ty đó chi tiêu như thùng rò. (That company spends money like a leaking barrel.)

1. (y học) Fistule
2. Leak
   • Cái thùng rò
     The bucket leaks