sầy
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Definition
AdjectiveDescribes a minor, superficial injury to the skin, typically resulting from friction or scraping against a rough surface. It involves the outer layer of skin being broken or scraped off, but not deeply. The equivalent English term is scratched or grazed.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Đầu gối của đứa trẻ bị sầy sau khi ngã. (The child's knee was scratched after falling.)
- Cẩn thận kẻo sầy tay khi làm vườn. (Be careful not to graze your hands while gardening.)
- Vết sầy nhỏ đó sẽ lành nhanh thôi. (That small scratch will heal quickly.)
Advanced Usage
- "Bị sầy": This is the most common construction, meaning "to get scratched/grazed." It emphasizes the state of having incurred the injury.
- Nó bị sầy khuỷu tay khi trượt ván. (He got a graze on his elbow while skateboarding.)
Variants and Related Words
- Trầy (adj): A very close synonym, often used interchangeably with "sầy" to mean scratched or grazed. The difference is subtle and often regional.
- Trầy xước: A common compound meaning "scratched and scraped," indicating minor abrasions.
- Xước (adj): Specifically refers to a linear scratch, like from a sharp edge (e.g., a cat's claw, a thorn).
- Đứt tay (v): To cut one's hand (a deeper injury than "sầy").
Synonyms
- Trầy (adj): grazed, abraded.
- Xây xát (adj): scraped, abraded (often for multiple small abrasions).
Related Phrases
- Sầy da / Trầy da: To graze the skin.
- Cậu bé nghịch ngợm thường xuyên bị sầy da đầu gối. (The mischievous boy often grazes the skin on his knees.)