tẽ
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Definition
Verb: 1. To shell, to husk, to detach (grains or segments): To separate individual grains (like corn, rice) from a cob or ear, or to separate segments (like citrus fruit) from the whole. 2. To split, to separate (a mass or group): To cause a mass or group to separate into parts or to disperse. 3. (Dialectal) To turn off, to branch off (onto a different path): To take a different route, to diverge from a main path.
Usage Examples
- (She is shelling corn.)
- (The workers separate the rice grains from the rice panicles.)
- (He split the cassava root in two.)
- (The police dispersed the gathering crowd.)
- (At the crossroads, he turned off onto a small road.)
Advanced Usage
- "Tẽ ra": Often used to emphasize the action of separating or shelling.
- Họ ngồi tẽ ra từng hạt đậu phộng. (They sat shelling each peanut one by one.)
- The action is typically manual and involves using fingers or simple tools to detach small, attached items from a core or cluster.
Variants and Related Words
- Tẽ tách (verb): To separate into many small pieces, to pick apart. (Emphasizes the meticulous or complete separation.)
- Tẽ hạt (verb phrase): To shell seeds/grains. (A more specific phrase.)
- Rẽ (verb): The standard, non-dialectal word for (e.g., rẽ trái - turn left) or . "Tẽ" in the third meaning is a dialectal variant of "rẽ".
Synonyms
- Tách ra (verb): To separate, to detach. (General term.)
- Bóc vỏ (verb phrase): To peel, to shell. (Often used for nuts, eggs; focuses on removing an outer layer.)
- Tuốt (verb): To strip off (e.g., grains from a stalk). (Similar action but can imply a quicker, less meticulous method.)
- Làm rời ra (verb phrase): To make something come apart.
Notes on Different Meanings
- The primary and most common meaning is related to agriculture and food preparation: to shell or husk.
- The second meaning (to split/disperse) is an extension of the core action of separation, applied to objects or groups.
- The third meaning (to turn off) is dialectal. In standard Vietnamese, "rẽ" is used for this concept.