sùi

Definition

Verb:
- To swell with pustules; to form small, often inflamed, bumps or lesions on the surface: Refers to the appearance of small, raised, and sometimes pus-filled bumps on skin or other surfaces, often due to infection, irritation, or disease.
- To froth, to foam; to produce or be covered with a mass of small bubbles: Describes the action of forming or being covered with foam or froth, often vigorously.

Usage Examples

Verb:
- Vết thương bắt đầu sùi mủ. (The wound began to swell with pus.)
- Cốc bia tươi sùi bọt. (The glass of fresh beer foamed vigorously.)
- Mặt anh ấy sùi lên những nốt mụn đỏ. (His face broke out in red pimples.)
- Sóng đập vào đá sùi bọt trắng xoá. (The waves crashed against the rocks, churning up white foam.)

Advanced Usage

"sùi bọt mép": To foam at the mouth (literally and figuratively).
- Con chó dại sùi bọt mép. (The rabid dog was foaming at the mouth.)
- Ông ấy tức giận đến mức sùi bọt mép. (He was so angry he was sputtering/frothing at the mouth [with rage].)
"sùi lên": To erupt or protrude (often used for skin conditions or rust).
- Thanh sắt để ngoài trời đã sùi lên một lớp gỉ. (The iron bar left outside had become covered with a layer of rust.)

Variants and Related Words

Sùi sụt (verb, reduplicative): To sob convulsively, to weep with heaving shoulders. (Note: This is a distinct word with a different meaning related to crying, not a direct variant of 'sùi' but a homophone in reduplicated form).
Sùi (as a descriptive component in medical/botanical terms):
- sùi mào gà (n): Genital warts (medical condition).
- sùi vòm họng (n): Adenoids (enlarged tissue at the back of the nasal passage).

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Related Phrases / Idioms

Nói sùi bọt mép: To talk until one foams at the mouth; to argue or speak vehemently and at length.
- Anh ấy tranh luận nói sùi bọt mép mà chẳng ai nghe. (He argued until he was blue in the face, but no one listened.)

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