ròng

Definition

Adjective:
- Pure, unalloyed: Used to describe a substance, typically a metal, that is not mixed with any other element.
- Net: Used in financial or quantitative contexts to indicate an amount remaining after all deductions.
- Sheer, nothing but: Used to emphasize that something consists of nothing other than what is mentioned, often with a negative connotation.
Adverb:
- Continuously, throughout: Used after a period of time to indicate an action persists for the entire, unbroken duration.
Verb:
- To ebb: Describes the tide flowing back to the sea, receding.
- To trickle, to stream: Describes a liquid flowing in a thin, continuous stream, often down a surface.

Usage Examples

Adjective:
- Vàng ròng rất quý. (Pure gold is very precious.)
- Lợi nhuận ròng của công ty tăng. (The company's net profit increased.)
- Anh ta nói ròng những chuyện vô bổ. (He talks about nothing but trivial matters.)
Adverb:
- Cô ấy làm việc suốt đêm ròng. (She worked continuously throughout the whole night.)
Verb:
- Nước đang ròng nhanh. (The tide is ebbing quickly.)
- Mồ hôi ròng trên trán anh ấy. (Sweat streamed down his forehead.)

Advanced Usage

"ròng rã": An intensified adverbial form meaning "incessantly" or "for a tediously long, continuous period."
- Họ chờ đợi ròng rã nhiều giờ. (They waited incessantly for many hours.)

Variants and Related Words

Ròng ròng (adv): Describes liquid flowing or streaming down copiously.
- Nước mắt cô ấy chảy ròng ròng. (Her tears streamed down.)

Synonyms

Related Idioms

Nói ròng rã: To talk on and on without stop.
- Ông ấy nói ròng rã về quá khứ. (He talked on and on about the past.)
Khóc ròng: To cry one's eyes out, to weep copiously.
- Đứa trẻ khóc ròng vì bị lạc. (The child cried its eyes out because it was lost.)

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