thọt
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Definition
Verb:
- To slip in/into quickly and neatly: Describes the action of moving or entering a place swiftly, smoothly, and often stealthily.
- To insert something quickly and neatly: Describes the action of putting an object into something else in a swift, smooth motion.
Adjective:
- Lame, having a limp: Describes a person or limb that is impaired, especially a leg that is shorter or withered, causing a limping gait.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Con mèo thọt vào gầm giường khi nghe thấy tiếng động. (The cat slipped neatly under the bed upon hearing a noise.)
- Nó thọt bức thư vào túi áo trước khi ai đó nhìn thấy. (He slipped the letter neatly into his shirt pocket before anyone saw.)
- Adjective:
- Sau tai nạn, ông ấy đi lại bị thọt một chân. (After the accident, he walks with a lame leg.)
- Chú chó nhỏ có chân sau bị thọt. (The small dog has a lame hind leg.)
Advanced Usage
- "thọt vào": to slip into (a place).
- Tên trộm thọt vào nhà lúc nửa đêm. (The thief slipped into the house at midnight.)
- "thọt ra thọt vào": to slip in and out repeatedly; to move furtively.
- Đứa bé cứ thọt ra thọt vào trong bếp. (The child kept slipping in and out of the kitchen.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tọt: A near-synonym verb, also meaning to go/enter quickly and directly. It can sometimes be used interchangeably with "thọt" but may imply a more direct, less stealthy entry.
- Nó chạy tọt vào trong nhà. (He ran straight into the house.)
- Thọt lọt: An emphatic or reduplicative form emphasizing the smooth, successful act of slipping into a tight or confined space.
- Chiếc chìa khóa thọt lọt vào ổ. (The key slipped neatly into the lock.)
Synonyms
- Verb: Lách (to squeeze through), len (to sneak), chui (to crawl into, often for low spaces).
- Adjective: Què (crippled, lame), tập tễnh (limping).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Thọt tay vào: to slip one's hand into (e.g., a pocket, bag).
- Nó thọt tay vào túi quần lấy điện thoại. (He slipped his hand into his pants pocket to get his phone.)
- Thọt chân: can literally mean to slip a foot into (e.g., a shoe), or figuratively, to have a lame foot.
- Cậu bé thọt chân vào đôi giày mới. (The boy slipped his foot into the new shoes.)
Related Idioms
- (Không có a highly specific, fixed idiom for "thọt"). However, the concept is often used in descriptive phrases about stealth or lameness, as shown in the examples above.
adj
- lame