sà

Thân thiện

Con chim sà xuống mặt hồ để uống nước.

Definition

Verb: 1. To throw oneself (into something or someone), to lean or fall into: Describes a sudden, often heavy or uncontrolled, movement of a person or object falling or leaning against something else. 2. To swoop down, to dive down: Describes the rapid, downward movement of a bird, aircraft, or similar object from a higher to a lower position. 3. To plunge into, to get involved in (a negative situation): Describes the act of immersing oneself or becoming deeply involved in an activity, often one that is considered bad, harmful, or morally questionable.

Usage Examples

• To throw oneself/lean into:
  • Đứa trẻ mệt mỏi sà vào lòng mẹ. (The tired child threw himself into his mother's lap.)
  • Cô ấy sà vai vào tường, kiệt sức. (She leaned her shoulder against the wall, exhausted.)
• To swoop down:
  • Con chim ưng sà xuống từ trên cao để bắt con mồi. (The eagle swooped down from above to catch its prey.)
  • Máy bay trực thăng sà thấp để quan sát. (The helicopter swooped low to observe.)
• To plunge into (a negative activity):
  • Anh ta sà vào con đường cờ bạc và mất hết tài sản. (He plunged into gambling and lost all his assets.)
  • Không nên sà vào những tệ nạn xã hội. (One should not get involved in social vices.)

Advanced Usage

• "sà đất": This is a specific compound term in agriculture. It describes the action of a plow or harrow cutting and turning the soil at a shallow depth.
  • Máy cày đang sà đất để chuẩn bị gieo hạt. (The plow is tilling the soil shallowly to prepare for sowing seeds.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sà sà (adverb/adjective): Describes something hanging down low, drooping, or moving/swaying close to the ground.
  • Cành liễu sà sà mặt nước. (The willow branches hang low over the water's surface.)
• Lao vào (verb phrase - synonym): To rush/plunge into. Often used interchangeably with "sà vào" for meanings 1 and 3, but "lao vào" can imply more speed or force.
• Liệng xuống (verb phrase - synonym): To glide/swing down. A close synonym for the "swoop down" meaning.

Synonyms

• Nghĩa 1 & 3: Lao vào (to rush into), dấn thân vào (to commit oneself to - can be neutral or negative), nhào vào (to dive into).
• Nghĩa 2: Liệng xuống (to glide down), đáp xuống (to land/descend), bổ nhào (to nosedive).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Sà vào: This is the core phrasal structure. It combines with a noun to indicate the target of the action (leaning, plunging, swooping).
  • sà vào lòng mẹ (to fall into mother's embrace)
  • sà vào đám đông (to plunge into the crowd)
  • sà vào tội lỗi (to sink into sin)
• Sà xuống: Combines to indicate the downward direction of the movement.
  • sà xuống mặt đất (to swoop down to the ground)
  • sà xuống thấp (to descend low)

Related Idioms

• Sà lưng (xuống) / Cúi sà lưng: To bend one's back low (in hard work, submission, or respect). It emphasizes a bowed, burdened posture.
  • Ông ấy đã sà lưng làm việc cả đời để nuôi gia đình. (He bent his back working his whole life to feed his family.)

Học thuật

verb

1. to throw oneself
   • sà vào đám bạc
     to throw oneself into a gambling to swoop down
   • chim sà xuống đớp mồi
     birds swoop down and feed