rỏ
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Definition
Verb: - To allow a liquid to fall in very small, individual drops, typically in a slow, controlled, or gentle manner. - To exude or seep out slowly in droplets.
Usage
- Basic Usage: Used to describe the action of a liquid falling drop by drop, often intentionally.
- Cô ấy rỏ vài giọt tinh dầu vào đèn xông. (She dripped a few drops of essential oil into the diffuser.)
- Nước mắt rỏ xuống má. (Tears dripped down her cheeks.)
- Figurative/Descriptive Usage: Can describe something emerging or being expressed gradually or sparingly.
- Anh ấy chỉ rỏ vài lời an ủi. (He only offered a few words of comfort. [Lit.: He only dripped a few words of comfort.])
Advanced Usage
- "rỏ giọt": To drip drop by drop; emphasizes the slowness and individuality of each drop.
- Chiếc vòi nước bị hỏng, nước cứ rỏ giọt mãi. (The faucet is broken, and the water just keeps dripping.)
- Used in formal or literary contexts to convey delicacy, precision, or a scant amount.
Variants and Related Words
- Nhỏ (verb): A more common and general synonym meaning "to drip" or "to drop." In many contexts, "rỏ" and "nhỏ" are interchangeable, though "rỏ" can sound more literary or descriptive.
- Nhỏ thuốc mắt (To put in eye drops) / Rỏ thuốc mắt (To drip in eye medicine).
- Chảy nhỏ giọt (verb phrase): To trickle; to flow in a thin stream or series of drops.
- Rỉ (verb): To ooze, to leak slowly (often for thicker substances or unintended leakage).
Synonyms
- Nhỏ giọt (verb): To drip.
- Nhỏ (verb): To drop, to drip.
- Chảy nhỏ giọt (verb phrase): To trickle.
Related Phrases/Idioms
- Rỏ từng giọt máu: (Lit.: to drip each drop of blood) An idiom expressing extreme hardship, sacrifice, or painstaking effort.
- Công việc này là kết quả của bao mồ hôi rỏ từng giọt máu. (This work is the result of sweat and blood [dripped drop by drop].)