rỏ dãi
Definition
- Verb (dialectal):
- To drool, to dribble saliva: To have saliva trickle or drip from the mouth, often due to intense craving for food or desire for something seen or thought about. This term is a dialectal variant of the more standard "nhỏ dãi."
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Thấy mâm cơm ngon, đứa bé thèm rỏ dãi. (Seeing the delicious meal, the child craved it so much he drooled.)
- Nó rỏ dãi khi nhìn thấy những trái xoài chín. (He drooled when he saw the ripe mangoes.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is primarily used in colloquial, dialectal speech to vividly describe a physical reaction to desire or hunger. It emphasizes an almost involuntary response.
Variants and Related Words
- Nhỏ dãi (v): The more standard, common form meaning "to drool."
- Bé đang mọc răng hay nhỏ dãi. (The teething baby keeps drooling.)
Synonyms
- Drool: To let saliva flow from the mouth.
- Slobber: To let saliva or liquid run from the mouth in a messy way.
- Dribble: To flow or allow to flow in a thin stream or drops (often saliva).
Related Idioms
- Thèm rỏ dãi / Thèm nhỏ dãi: An idiom meaning "to drool with desire" or "to crave something intensely."
- Ngửi mùi bánh mì nướng, nó thèm rỏ dãi. (Smelling the toast, he craved it so much he drooled.)
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(địa phương) như nhỏ dãi
