sủi

Nước trong ấm bắt đầu sủi bọt.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To bubble / to effervesce: To have or produce small balls of gas or air rising to the surface of a liquid.
   • To be at a pre-boil stage: (Regional usage) To begin to heat up, showing initial signs of boiling, such as the formation of bubbles.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Nước trong ấm đã bắt đầu sủi. (The water in the kettle has started to bubble.)
  • Bong bóng khí sủi lên từ đáy hồ. (Air bubbles bubbled up from the bottom of the lake.)
  • Canh sủi lên rồi, vặn nhỏ lửa lại. (The soup is starting to simmer/bubble, turn the heat down.)

Advanced Usage

• "sủi bọt": to foam, to froth (emphasizing the formation of foam).

  • Nước ngọt để lâu sẽ sủi bọt ít hơn. (Soda left out will fizz/foam less.)

• "sủi tăm": to bubble vigorously, often with a foamy or frothy appearance.

  • Nước suối khoáng nóng sủi tăm. (The hot mineral spring water bubbled vigorously.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sôi (v): to boil (a stronger, rolling boil compared to ).
  • Nước đã sôi 100 độ C. (The water has boiled at 100°C.)

Synonyms

• Bubble: To form bubbles.
• Effervesce: To give off bubbles of gas.
• Simmer: To be in a state near boiling.

Related Idioms

• Sủi cảo: A direct transliteration for "dumpling" (from Chinese 水饺), not directly related to the verb but a common homophone.
  • Tối nay chúng ta ăn sủi cảo nhé. (Let's have dumplings tonight.)