túa
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Definition
- Verb:
- To flock out; to pour out (of people): To move out of a place in a large, disorderly, and often sudden crowd.
- To spill out; to gush out (of liquids or substances): To flow or leak out in a spreading, uncontrolled manner.
Usage Examples
- Verb (people):
- Khi chuông reo, học sinh túa ra khỏi lớp. (When the bell rang, the students flocked out of the classroom.)
- Đám đông túa ra đường sau trận đấu. (The crowd poured out onto the street after the match.)
- Verb (liquids/substances):
- Nước từ vòi bị hỏng túa ra ướt cả sàn. (Water from the broken faucet gushed out, wetting the entire floor.)
- Mồ hôi túa ra trên trán anh ấy. (Sweat beaded out on his forehead.)
Advanced Usage
- The word often implies a lack of order, control, or containment, whether describing a group of people or a flow of substance.
- It can be used metaphorically to describe things spreading out rapidly and uncontrollably.
- Tin đồn túa ra khắp làng. (The rumors spread out all over the village.)
Variants and Related Words
- Túa ra (verb phrase): The most common form, emphasizing the outward direction of the action.
- Lũ trẻ túa ra sân chơi. (The children streamed out into the yard.)
Synonyms
- To pour out: To flow or come out in a steady stream (for people or things).
- To spill out: To escape from a container or confined space.
- To stream out: To move out in a continuous, flowing mass.
- To swarm out: To move out in a large, busy group (typically for people or insects).
Related Idioms
- Túa ra như ong vỡ tổ: To pour/swarm out like a disturbed beehive. This idiom vividly describes a chaotic, sudden, and mass exit.
- Nghe tiếng động lạ, mọi người túa ra như ong vỡ tổ. (Hearing the strange noise, everyone swarmed out like a disturbed beehive.)