tóe
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Definition
- Verb:
- To splash: To cause a liquid or small particles to scatter and fly out in many directions, often suddenly and forcefully, upon impact or contact.
- To scatter / to disperse: To move or cause to move quickly apart in different directions, often due to surprise or alarm.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Chiếc xe máy lao qua vũng nước, làm nước tóe lên khắp đường. (The motorbike sped through the puddle, causing water to splash all over the road.)
- Quả bóng rơi xuống bùn và tóe bùn lên quần áo tôi. (The ball fell into the mud and splashed mud onto my clothes.)
- Nghe tiếng động lớn, đàn chim tóe ra từ các cành cây. (Hearing the loud noise, the flock of birds scattered from the branches.)
Advanced Usage
"tóe lửa": to spark, to emit sparks.
- Hàn xì khiến kim loại tóe lửa. (Welding causes metal to spark.)
"tóe máu": to spurt blood.
- Vết thương sâu khiến máu tóe ra. (The deep wound caused blood to spurt out.)
Variants and Related Words
- Toé ra (v): a common variant spelling and pronunciation of "tóe ra", meaning to splash out or scatter.
- Bắn toé (v): to splatter, to spray out.
- Mỡ nóng bắn toé trong chảo. (Hot grease splatters in the pan.)
Synonyms
- Splash: To cause a liquid to fly about in drops.
- Spatter: To scatter or splash in small drops.
- Disperse: To go or distribute in different directions.
- Scatter: To throw loosely about.
Related Idioms
Nói toé khói / Nói toé bọt mép: To talk until one foams at the mouth; to argue or speak vehemently.
- Ông ấy tranh luận nói toé bọt mép. (He argued until he was foaming at the mouth.)
Toé hoa đốm: To see stars (after a hit to the head).
- Té đập đầu, tôi thấy toé hoa đốm. (I fell and hit my head, and I saw stars.)