tho
Definition
Verb (regional, informal):
- To concede defeat; to be inferior: To admit that one is less capable or has lost in a comparison or contest.
- To yield; to give in: To submit or surrender in a disagreement or conflict.
Verb (regional, informal, specific usage):
- To measure the capacity of a container: To gauge or determine how much a vessel can hold.
Usage Examples
Verb (to concede):
- Tôi chịu tho anh ấy về môn cờ vua. (I concede he is better than me at chess.)
- Họ đã xin tho sau cuộc tranh cãi. (They yielded after the argument.)
Verb (to measure capacity):
- Bác ấy tho cái chai xem đựng được bao nhiêu. (He measured the bottle to see how much it could hold.)
Advanced Usage
- This word is primarily used in regional dialects and informal contexts. In standard Vietnamese, words like "thua" (to lose) or "chịu thua" (to concede) are more common for the first meaning.
Variants and Related Words
Chịu tho (verb phrase): To admit defeat, to concede.
- Đội kia đã chịu tho. (That team has conceded.)
Xin tho (verb phrase): To ask to yield, to surrender.
- Anh ấy xin tho vì không thể tranh luận thêm. (He surrendered because he could not argue further.)
Synonyms
- Concede: To admit defeat.
- Yield: To give way.
- Succumb: To fail to resist.
- Measure (capacity): To determine the volume of.
Related Idioms
- Chịu tho cuộc: To concede the match/game.
- Vận động viên già chịu tho cuộc trước đối thủ trẻ. (The older athlete conceded the match to the younger opponent.)