Definition

1. Verb:
   • To ooze; to seep out slowly in small quantities: Describes the slow emergence of a liquid, typically blood, sweat, or tears.
   • To become moist or wet (with tears, sweat, etc.): Describes the state where a liquid, especially tears, begins to gather or appear on a surface.

Usage

• The verb rướm is used to describe a slow, slight flow or the initial stage of a liquid appearing. It often conveys a sense of something being on the verge of flowing more heavily.
• It is commonly used with words like máu (blood), mồ hôi (sweat), and especially lệ (tears).
• The structure is typically: Subject + rướm + Noun (liquid).
  • Vết thương rướm máu. (The wound oozed blood.)
  • Trán anh ấy rướm mồ hôi. (His forehead was beaded with sweat.)

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Mắt nàng rướm lệ. (Her eyes grew moist with tears / Tears welled up in her eyes.)
  • Đầu ngón tay bị đứt đã rướm máu. (The cut on the fingertip oozed blood.)
  • Nhìn cảnh thương tâm, đôi mắt ông cụ rướm lệ. (Looking at the pitiful scene, the old man's eyes grew moist.)

Advanced Usage

• "rướm rướm": This reduplicated form intensifies the meaning, emphasizing the state of being wet or moist with a liquid.
  • Đôi mắt đỏ hoe, rướm rướm nước mắt. (The eyes were red and brimming with tears.)
• The word can imply a poignant or emotional state when associated with tears (rướm lệ).

Variants and Related Words

• Rớm: A variant with identical meaning and usage. Rướm and rớm are often used interchangeably.
  • Vết xước rớm máu. (The scratch oozed blood.)
• Ướt: (Adj) Wet. This is a more general state, while rướm describes the initial act of becoming wet or oozing.
• Thấm: (Verb) To soak, to permeate. Implies absorption, whereas rướm focuses on the slow emergence on the surface.

Synonyms

• Rỉ ra: To leak, to seep out. Similar in describing a slow flow but can be used for non-biological liquids (e.g., water, oil).
• Ứa ra: To well up (often used for tears or emotions). Very close in meaning, especially for tears.

Related Phrases/Idioms

• Rướm máu: To ooze blood. A common collocation.
• Rướm lệ: To well up with tears; to become tearful. A literary and emotional collocation.

verb

1. to ooze; to sweat
   • mắt nàng rướm lệ
     Her eyes grew moist