thẩm lậu

Một con đê thẩm lậu nước sau cơn bão.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To seep: To leak or ooze slowly, especially referring to water passing through a barrier like a dike or wall in small quantities.
   • To percolate: To filter gradually through a porous substance.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Nước bắt đầu thẩm lậu qua con đê. (Water began to seep through the dike.)
  • Hơi ẩm thẩm lậu từ bức tường cũ. (Dampness seeped from the old wall.)

Advanced Usage

• Used in technical or formal contexts, often related to civil engineering, hydrology, or construction to describe the failure of a structure to contain water completely.

Variants and Related Words

• Rò rỉ (v): to leak (more general, can be faster or involve other fluids/gases).
  • Đường ống bị rò rỉ. (The pipe is leaking.)
• Thấm (v): to absorb, to permeate (often for liquids into a solid).
  • Nước thấm vào đất. (Water soaks into the ground.)

Synonyms

• Seep: To flow or pass slowly through small openings.
• Ooze: To flow or leak out slowly.
• Percolate: To filter or trickle through a porous material.

Related Idioms

• is a specific technical term and is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions.