toè
Definition
- Adjective:
- Frayed or splayed out: Describes the tip of a brush, pen, or similar object that has begun to split apart, with its fibers or strands spreading outwards and losing its original pointed or neat shape.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Đầu bút lông này đã bị toè rồi. (The tip of this brush pen has become frayed.)
- Chổi quét sơn bị toè hết cả. (The paintbrush's bristles are all splayed out.)
Advanced Usage
- "toè ra": to splay out, to fan out (often used as a verb phrase).
- Đuôi công toè ra như một cái quạt. (The peacock's tail fans out like a fan.)
Variants and Related Words
- Toe toét (adj): This is a common reduplicative form that emphasizes the state of being frayed, splayed, or messy. It can also describe something that is spread out in a disorderly way.
- Giấy bị rách toe toét. (The paper was torn to shreds/messily.)
Synonyms
- Frayed: Worn and unraveled at the edge.
- Splayed: Spread out and apart.
- Split: Separated into parts.
Related Idioms
- Toè hoa cà hoa cải: (idiomatic) To be badly tattered, shredded, or smashed into many pieces. It describes a state of complete disarray or destruction.
- Chiếc ô tô sau vụ va chạm đã toè hoa cà hoa cải. (The car was completely smashed to pieces after the collision.)
