rị

Thân thiện

Một người đàn ông rị sợi dây thừng để kéo chiếc thuyền vào bờ.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To tug back, to pull back: To exert force in the opposite direction of someone or something that is pulling, creating a state of tension or resistance. This is a dialectal word.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Hai đứa trẻ rị hai đầu sợi dây. (The two children are tugging back on opposite ends of the string.)
  • Con bò rị lại, không chịu đi. (The ox pulled back, refusing to go.)
  • Đừng rị nữa, dây đứt bây giờ. (Stop pulling back, the rope will snap.)

Advanced Usage

• "rị co": To engage in a sustained, back-and-forth tugging or pulling contest.
  • Hai đội đang rị co sợi dây. (The two teams are engaged in a tug-of-war with the rope.)

Variants and Related Words

• Kéo (verb): To pull. This is the standard, more general term.
• Giật (verb): To jerk, to yank. Implies a quick, sharp pull.
• Rịt (verb, dialectal): A variant form with a similar meaning of pulling tightly or binding.

Synonyms

• Kéo ngược lại: To pull backwards.
• Giằng lại: To tug back, to wrestle back.

Related Phrases

• Chơi rị co: To play tug-of-war.
  • Trẻ em trong làng thường chơi rị co. (The village children often play tug-of-war.)

Học thuật

1. (địa phương) Tug back, pull back