Definition

1. Verb:
   • To bury, to cover by digging or placing into loose material: The primary meaning of "vùi" is to put something into the earth, sand, ash, or any loose, granular substance and then cover it up completely.
   • To immerse, to submerge (figuratively): "Vùi" can be used metaphorically to describe the act of deeply burying or suppressing something abstract, such as feelings or memories.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Người nông dân vùi hạt giống xuống đất. (The farmer buried the seed in the ground.)
  • Cô ấy vùi nỗi buồn sâu trong tim. (She buried her sorrow deep in her heart.)
  • Chúng tôi vùi củ khoai vào tro nóng để nướng. (We covered the sweet potato in hot ash to bake it.)

Advanced Usage

• "vùi đầu vào...": to bury one's head in... (to be deeply engrossed in an activity, often work or study).

  • Anh ấy vùi đầu vào sách vở để chuẩn bị cho kỳ thi. (He buried his head in his books to prepare for the exam.)

• "bị vùi lấp": to be buried, to be covered over (often used literally for objects or figuratively for talents, facts).

  • Căn nhà nhỏ bị vùi lấp dưới lớp tuyết dày. (The small house was buried under a thick layer of snow.)

• "nằm vùi": to lie buried; to stay in a state of prolonged rest, sleep, or inactivity (as an adjective following the verb).

  • Sau chuyến đi dài, anh ấy nằm vùi cả ngày trên giường. (After the long trip, he lay buried in bed all day.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sự vùi lấp (n): the act of burying or covering; a state of being buried.

  • Sự vùi lấp của thành phố cổ sau trận núi lửa. (The burial of the ancient city after the volcanic eruption.)

• Chôn vùi (v): to bury (often with a stronger emotional connotation, combining "chôn" - to inter - and "vùi").

  • Cơn bão đã chôn vùi nhiều ngôi làng. (The storm buried many villages.)

Synonyms

• Chôn (v): to bury, to inter (specifically in a grave).
• Lấp (v): to fill in, to cover over (like with earth).
• Giấu kín (v): to hide, to conceal.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Vùi vào: to bury into, to sink into.
  • Nó vùi mặt vào gối mà khóc. (He buried his face into the pillow and cried.)

Related Idioms

• Vùi dập: to crush, to trample down (figuratively, meaning to oppress or treat harshly).

  • Không nên vùi dập tinh thần của trẻ nhỏ. (One should not crush a child's spirit.)

• Vùi trong quên lãng: to consign to oblivion, to bury in forgetfulness.

  • Tên tuổi của ông đã bị vùi trong quên lãng. (His name has been consigned to oblivion.)

verb

1. bury