thêu thùa
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Definition
- Verb:
- To embroider: The primary meaning of "thêu thùa" is the craft of decorating fabric or other materials using a needle to apply thread, yarn, or other decorative materials. It is a general term for embroidery work.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Bà tôi rất giỏi thêu thùa. (My grandmother is very skilled at embroidery.)
- Cô ấy dành cả buổi chiều để thêu thùa trên tấm vải. (She spent the whole afternoon embroidering on the fabric.)
- Những chiếc khăn tay có thêu thùa rất tinh xảo. (The handkerchiefs have very intricate embroidery.)
Advanced Usage
- Figurative Use: "Thêu thùa" can sometimes be used metaphorically to mean embellishing or adding fabricated details to a story.
- Đừng có thêu thùa thêm cho câu chuyện nữa! (Don't embroider the story any further!)
Variants and Related Words
- Thêu (v): to embroider. This is the core verb, while "thêu thùa" is the more general, compound term.
- Cô ấy đang thêu một bông hoa. (She is embroidering a flower.)
- Thùa (v): This word is rarely used alone in modern Vietnamese but historically relates to needlework. It is almost exclusively used in the compound "thêu thùa."
- May thêu (v): to sew and embroider; a term for needlework in general.
Synonyms
- Embroider: To decorate cloth with needlework.
- Stitch: To sew or embroider with stitches.
Related Idioms
- Thêu dệt: This idiom means to fabricate or concoct (a story), emphasizing the act of adding false, elaborate details.
- Câu chuyện đó hoàn toàn do họ thêu dệt lên. (That story was completely fabricated by them.)