tứa

Em bé tứa một ít sữa sau khi bú no.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To regurgitate a small amount of milk: Used specifically to describe a baby or young child spitting up a little milk after feeding too much.
   • To ooze or exude in dense drops: Used to describe a thick liquid, such as sweat, trickling or seeping out slowly.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Em bé bú no quá nên bị tứa sữa. (The baby fed too much, so it regurgitated a little milk.)
  • Mồ hôi tứa ra trên trán anh ấy. (Sweat oozed in dense drops on his forehead.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "tứa" is quite specific and is not commonly used in general modern conversation. It is primarily found in descriptive or medical contexts.

Variants and Related Words

• Ọc (v): To vomit, to throw up. This is a more general and common term for vomiting, unlike the specific, gentle action of "tứa".
  • Con bé bị ốm nên ọc hết sữa ra. (The child is sick, so it vomited all the milk out.)

Synonyms

• Regurgitate: To bring swallowed food back into the mouth.
• Ooze: To flow or leak out slowly.

Related Idioms

• There are no common idioms directly using the word "tứa".