trổ
Definition
- Verb:
- To burst into bloom; to flower: Used for plants when buds open and flowers appear.
- To display; to show off: To reveal or demonstrate a skill, talent, or quality.
- To carve; to engrave: To create a pattern or design by cutting into a surface, such as wood or ivory.
- To make an opening; to pierce: To create a hole, passage, or window in a barrier like a wall or fence.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Mùa xuân, cây đào bắt đầu trổ hoa. (In spring, the peach tree begins to flower.)
- Cô ấy trổ tài nấu ăn trước mặt mọi người. (She displayed her cooking talent in front of everyone.)
- Người nghệ nhân trổ hoa văn lên chiếc hộp gỗ. (The artisan carved patterns onto the wooden box.)
- Họ trổ một lỗ nhỏ trên hàng rào. (They made a small opening in the fence.)
Advanced Usage
"trổ mã": to come into one's full appearance; to bloom (often used for people, implying they have become handsome/beautiful).
- Cậu bé ngày xưa giờ đã trổ mã thành chàng trai khôi ngô. (The boy from back then has now bloomed into a handsome young man.)
"trổ giò" / "trổ vòi": (colloquial) to begin to show one's true (often negative) nature or demands.
- Mới được thăng chức, anh ta đã trổ giò hách dịch. (Just after being promoted, he began to show his arrogant nature.)
Variants and Related Words
Trổ bông (v): synonymous with "trổ hoa"; to flower, to bloom.
- Lúa bắt đầu trổ bông. (The rice begins to flower.)
Chạm trổ (v): to carve intricately; to engrave decorative patterns.
- Chiếc tủ được chạm trổ tinh xảo. (The cabinet is intricately carved.)
Synonyms
- Bloom / Flower: for plants.
- Demonstrate / Exhibit: for showing skill.
- Carve / Engrave: for artistic cutting.
- Pierce / Perforate: for making an opening.
Related Idioms
Trổ gan trổ ruột: to pour one's heart out; to express one's innermost feelings (often grievances).
- Cô ấy trổ gan trổ ruột kể hết nỗi niềm. (She poured her heart out, telling all her feelings.)
Trổ tài thi thố: to compete in showing off one's abilities.
- Các thí sinh trổ tài thi thố trên sân khấu. (The contestants competed to show off their talents on stage.)
verb
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to burst, to open to show, to display
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