tung toé
Definition
- Verb:
- To splash, to splatter, to scatter: To cause a liquid, powder, or small particles to fly or spread out in many directions, often suddenly and forcefully, creating a messy or dispersed effect.
- To spill out in a scattered manner: To fall or be thrown so that items are dispersed over a wide area.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Xe chạy qua làm nước bùn bắn tung toé. (The car drove through, causing the muddy water to splash everywhere.)
- Đứa trẻ làm đổ hộp ngũ cốc, và nó rơi tung toé ra sàn. (The child knocked over the cereal box, and it spilled out all over the floor.)
- Pháo hoa nổ tung toé ánh sáng trên bầu trời. (The fireworks exploded, scattering light across the sky.)
Advanced Usage
- Used to emphasize a sudden, uncontrolled, and widespread dispersal, often with a sense of messiness or lack of containment.
- Tin đồn được tung toé khắp nơi trong cộng đồng. (The rumor was splattered all over the community.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tung tóe: A common alternate spelling with the same meaning.
- Bắn tung toé (v phrase): to shoot/splash so that it scatters.
- Nước nóng bắn tung toé từ nồi. (Hot water splattered from the pot.)
Synonyms
- Splatter: To splash with a spattering sound.
- Scatter: To throw or spread things loosely over an area.
- Spray: To disperse liquid in a shower of small droplets.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Làm tung toé: to cause to splatter/scatter.
- Một viên đá ném xuống nước làm nó tung toé. (A stone thrown into the water made it splash.)
- Tung toé mọi nơi: scattered/splattered all over the place.
- Sơn màu xanh bị đổ tung toé mọi nơi trong ga-ra. (Blue paint was spilled and splattered all over the garage.)